EU leaders agree on Ukraine's candidate status, Lithuanian President says
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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said that the EU leaders have said yes to Ukraine’s integration into the European bloc.
Leaders of the European Union have agreed to allow Ukraine to become a member of the bloc, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausda said on Friday. The development comes more than ten days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed an application seeking membership of the European Union for his war-torn country.
"After five hours of heated discussions EU leaders said yes to Ukrainian eurointegration. The process started. Now it is up to us and Ukrainians to accomplish it fast. Heroic Ukrainian nation deserves to know that they are welcome in EU,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausda tweeted on Friday.
A historic night at Versailles. After five hours of heated discussions EU leaders said yes to Ukrainian eurointegration. The process started. Now it is up to us and Ukrainians to accomplish it fast. Heroic Ukrainian nation deserves to know that they are welcome in EU.
However, as per a report by Reuters, the European Union refused Kyiv's appeal for rapid accession to the bloc and differed over the reach of sanctions against Moscow.
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