Start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU: European leaders welcome Zelenskyy

Start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU: European leaders welcome Zelenskyy

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European leaders congratulated President Zelenskyy on the start of EU accession negotiations.

A number of European leaders have already congratulated President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on his historic decision to start negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU, UNN reports.

The Head of State held a series of phone conversations with the leaders of France, Lithuania, Spain, and Germany.

Earlier

European Council President Charles Michel personally informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the opening of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU.

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To recap

The EU starts accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, grants candidate status to Georgia and will start talks with Bosnia as soon as the relevant criteria are met.