Ukraine has earned the status of a candidate member of the European Union, it “did not fall from the sky,” Zelensky is sure. Having traveled a significant part of the path to the organization, one should rejoice instead of discussing future difficulties, he suggested. Ukraine's status as a candidate for membership in the European Union, this devalues success, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in his address. Video posted on his Telegram channel.
“Imagine that we are conquering Everest. We reached the penultimate point, did not look around, did not even take a breath and we are talking about the further way to the top, how difficult it will be to overcome the last 1848m. In an instant, we forgot and devalued our own success. Or maybe first we remember that we have overcome 7 thousand meters? proposed by Zelensky.
The President of Ukraine added that since early morning, the Internet, radio and television have been discussing the conditions that Ukraine will have to fulfill in order to join the European Union, noting that they will be difficult and take several years. He called: “Let’s rejoice at least a little, quietly, modestly, in our souls, but rejoice for ourselves, our state. Let's feel the moment and the taste of this moment. Zelensky stressed that the status of a candidate “did not fall from the sky” for Ukraine.
On June 23, the majority of the deputies of the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the early granting of the status of a candidate member of the EU to Ukraine and Moldova by an overwhelming majority, “for” 529 parliamentarians spoke out, «against»— 45, another 14 abstained. The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, announced the decision, calling it “historic”.
Zelensky then pointed out that Ukraine had been waiting for this decision for about 30 years since independence. He noted that thanks to this, the European Union made “the biggest step» to your gain.
At the same time, Russian officials differed in their assessment of the EU decision. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke in May about “serious doubts” over the prospect of Ukraine becoming a candidate, stating that the organization “has turned from a constructive economic platform as which it was created into an aggressive militant player.” Months later, at the end of June, the minister said that the European Union is not a military bloc, and therefore there are no risks and threats for Russia. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov also considered that the EU decision on Ukraine is an “internal European affair”.
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