The Ukrainian prime minister speaks of a “strong signal” for “partners and enemies” coming from a summit between the country and the European Union. Ukraine is an official candidate for EU membership.
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Tuesday that the holding of a summit between Ukraine and the European Union (EU) on Friday in kyiv, which he confirmed that it will take place, is “a strong signal” for “partners and enemies”. . ” from the country.
The fact that this summit is taking place in kyiv is a strong signal for both partners and enemies” in Ukraine, the target of a Russian military offensive since February 2022, Chmygal said at a government meeting.
Denys Shmygal also confirmed that on the eve of the summit the Ukrainian capital will receive several European commissioners for “consultations between the Government and the European Commission”.
Is about “two extremely important events related to the European integration of Ukraine“, he stressed.
The talks on Thursday and the summit on Friday must allow “Europe to believe in the victory of Ukraine” while “supporting our rapid movement towards EU membership,” insisted Denys Chmygal.
For the enemies: this is a sign of the futility of their efforts to sow discord in the coalition that supports Ukraine and abort our Euro-Atlantic integration,” he argued.
Russia justified, in part, its invasion of Ukraine by the risk, according to Moscow, which represented a possible rapprochement of kyiv with NATO.
Ukraine’s accession to the EU and support for kyiv in the face of the Russian invasion should be the central issues of the meeting between the commissioners and the Ukrainian government and of the summit.
At the end of June 2022, Ukraine received the status of an official candidate for EU membership.a symbolic but strong gesture of support, four months after the start of the Russian invasion, but the road to accession could take years to complete.
It remains to clarify the date of the meeting of the college of commissioners with the Ukrainian government, which appears on the calendar of the European Commission to be held between Thursday and Fridaybut there is no program available.
At the end of last week, Brussels made available information in which the executive vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis and the commissioners Margaritis Schinas (Promotion of the European Lifestyle), Janusz Wojciechowski (Agriculture), Nicolas Schmit (Employment and Social Human Rights) participated. , Ylva Johansson (Internal Affairs), Paolo Gentolini (Economics) and Janez Lenarcic (Crisis Management). However, this information has been withdrawn.
Questioned this Monday about this meeting and the subsequent summit, the spokesman for the European Commission, Eric Mamer, replied that the two events are separate and that only the president of the community executive will attend the summit, Ursula von der Leyenthe High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrelland the President of the European Council, charles michel.
The rest of the school will not be at the summit,” said the representative during the usual press conference, without giving further details, citing security reasons.
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the international community at large, which has responded by sending arms to Ukraine and imposing them on Russia in political and economic sanctions.
Source: Observadora
