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Zelensky hails launch of EU negotiations as 'historic day'

"Today is a historic day as we proceed to actual, real negotiations with the European Union on Ukraine's membership. We will never be derailed from our path to a united Europe and to our common home of all European nations," Zelensky said in a statement on social media.

AFP WORLD
Published June 25,2024
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday hailed the beginning of accession negotiations with the European Union, setting the war-torn country on a long path towards membership that Russia has tried to block.

"Today is a historic day as we proceed to actual, real negotiations with the European Union on Ukraine's membership. We will never be derailed from our path to a united Europe and to our common home of all European nations," Zelensky said in a statement on social media.