Historic EU summit starts today: will European leaders agree to start negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU
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The two-day EU summit that begins today will focus on the question of whether to start negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU. Zelenskyy said that a positive decision to start negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU should be made based on the implementation of all recommendations.
Today, December 14, the two-day historic EU summit for Ukraine starts. EU summit starts today, December 14. The key question of the summit is whether the leaders will make a unanimous decision to start negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union, writes UNN.
On the eve of the summit, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy saidthat a positive decision to start negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU should be made subject to the implementation of all recommendations. Because postponing decision would mean that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin influenced him.
The situation with Hungary
The biggest opponent of the start of negotiations on Ukraine's Ukraine's accession to the EU was Hungary.
Recently, the media reported that the official Budapest may postpone the start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU until March 2024, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban demanded a strategic discussion on support for Kyiv.
At the same time, Ukraine claims that the negotiation process is ongoing. According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Hungary is not against the , but has some reservations.
"As for the situation in Brussels, there is not a single country in the EU that does not want to see Ukraine in the European Union. There is only country that wants a slower accession process and to study the the consequences of this accession - Hungary. But based on the results of my long conversation with Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, there is definitely a threat that Hungary is basically opposed to Ukraine's membership in the EU, it has been removed," Kuleba said. Kuleba.
Over the weekend, Zelenskiy even managed to discuss the situation with Hungarian Prime Minister Orban at the inauguration of the new president of Argentina.
Brussels calls on European leaders to support the start of negotiations
MEPs call on EU leaders at the December 14-15 summit on December 14-15 to decide on the opening of membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova and condemned Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's statements about the start of of negotiations on Ukraine's accession.
"MEPs call on the European Council to to decide at its meeting on December 14-15 to start negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova," reads the statement adopted by the MEPs. of the European Parliament.
President of the European Council Charles Michel appealed to the EU leaders with motivating words in a letter of invitation to the summit on December 14-15, stating that the EU must honor its commitments and agree to to open accession talks with Ukraine.
"We must fulfill our commitments to Ukraine and continue to be a reliable and strong partner. We must provide Ukraine with permanent and sustained political, financial and military support to Ukraine and, in particular, agree on 50 billion euros for its long-term stability. We must also agree to open accession negotiations with Ukraine, thereby giving it the necessary signal and bringing it closer to our European family," Michel emphasized. Michel in his address to the EU leaders.
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