Von der Leyen-Zelensky meeting: “Ukraine’s EU accession process is accelerating”

A “faster start” in her effort Of Ukraine to become a member The European Union promised today that the president of the country will provide the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

Delivering to Volodymyr Zelensky a questionnaire, which will be the starting point for Brussels to decide whether to accept as a candidate country the country, which has been facing the Russian invasion for 44 days, von der Leyen said: “It will not be, as usual, a matter of years but weeks to form an opinion».

Zelensky, for his part, said he would give them answers within a week.

Von der Layen reminded them sanctions imposed on Russia on the occasion of the invasion of Ukraine and stressed: “Russia will fall into economic, financial and technological decline, while Ukraine is moving towards the European future, this is what I see».

The commission’s chair also told Reuters that the European Union should monitor Russia’s attempts to circumvent sanctions and, if necessary, impose stricter.

In a joint press conference with Zelensky in Kyiv, he said the EU wants to increase price paid by Russia for the attack it launched in Ukraine.

In Bukha we saw the “inhuman face” of the Russian army, says Von der Layen

Earlier, the president of the European Commission said that the deaths of civilians in the Ukrainian city Μπουκα showed the “inhuman face” of the Russian army, while pledging to support Kyiv in the fight to defend the “borders of Europe”.

During her visit to the city symbol of barbarism on Ukrainian soil, where researchers began exhuming corpses from a mass graveUrsula von der Leyen was visibly shocked by what she saw in a city where Ukrainian officials say hundreds of civilians have been killed by Russian troops.

«The unthinkable has happened here. We saw the inhuman face of Putin’s army. We saw the recklessness and coldness with which they had taken over the city“Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in Bouka.

«The whole world is mourning together with the people of Bouka and they are the ones who are defending the borders of Europe, defending humanity, defending democracy.

And for this reason, we are on their side in this important struggle“, She noted, according to APE BPE, which is quoted by Reuters.

It is noted that a few hours before the arrival of Ursula von der Leyen in Bouka – followed by a visit to Kyiv -, more than 50 people were killed and many injured in a rocket attack on a train stationwhich was flooded by civilians who had arrived from eastern Ukraine.

THE Russiahowever, denies attacks on civilians in the invasion of its troops in Ukraine, which began six weeks ago.

Not only does he deny allegations that Russian forces executed civilians in Bouka after the capture of the city, but he also speaks of “monstrous forgery” and “provocation».


Source: News Beast

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