Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that he has signed an official application for Ukraine to join the European Union (EU).
Zelensky urged the bloc to allow Ukraine to become a member immediately through a special procedure as it defends itself from invading Russian forces.
On Twitter, the Prime Minister of Ukraine stated that “this is the choice of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. We more than deserve it.”
Shortly before, the first meeting between diplomatic delegations from Ukraine and Russia, which met in the region bordering Belarus, ended without an agreement.
According to Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak, representatives will return to their respective capitals before a second round of negotiations, RIA news agency reported.
The countries have been in a war that has been going on for five days since Russian forces invaded Ukrainian territory.
president @ZelenskyyUA signed #I membership application for #Ukraine. This is the choice of 🇺🇦 and Ukrainian people. We more than deserve it. pic.twitter.com/FRhLTfyjvJ
— Denys Shmyhal (@Denys_Shmyhal) February 28, 2022
understand the conflict
After months of military escalation and intemperance on the Ukrainian border, Russia attacked the Eastern European country. At dawn last Thursday (24), Russian forces began to bomb several regions of the country – follow the repercussion live on CNN.
Hours earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a “special military operation” in the Donbas region (eastern Ukraine, where the breakaway regions of Luhansk and Donetsk are located, which he recognized as independent). What was seen in the following hours, however, was an attack on almost the entire Ukrainian territory, with explosions in several cities, including the capital Kiev.
According to Ukrainian officials, dozens of deaths have been confirmed in the armies of both countries.
In his speech before the attack, Putin justified the action by saying that Russia could not “tolerate threats from Ukraine”. Putin urged Ukrainian soldiers to “put down your weapons and go home”. The Russian leader further stated that he will not accept any kind of foreign interference.
This attack on the former Soviet neighbor threatens to destabilize Europe and involve the United States. Russia has been tightening its military grip around Ukraine for the past year, amassing tens of thousands of troops, equipment and artillery at the country’s gates.
In recent weeks, diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions have been unsuccessful. The escalation in the years-long conflict between Russia and Ukraine has set off the continent’s biggest security crisis since the Cold War, raising the specter of a dangerous confrontation between Western powers and Moscow.
(From Sarah Marsh and Madeline Chambers of Reuters and Eliza Mackintosh of CNN)
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