The European Union has officially opened membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova, marking a significant political milestone amidst the ongoing war with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed confidence in Ukraine's eventual EU membership, calling it a historic moment. The first intergovernmental conference on Ukraine's accession began in Luxembourg, with key Ukrainian officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna, highlighting the progress Ukraine has made in reforms. The EU also disbursed a €1.9 billion tranche to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility, part of a larger €50 billion support package. Additionally, Zelensky signed a security agreement with the EU during his visit to Brussels, further solidifying Ukraine's ties with the bloc. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal described the day as marking “a new chapter” in the country’s ties with the EU. Despite the progress, Zelensky emphasized the urgent need for a peace settlement with Russia, citing the high number of casualties and the ongoing strain on the country.
ZELENSKY🇺🇦: UKRAINE IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME “We don't have too much time…we have a lot of wounded and dead people on the battlefield…that's why we don't want to have this war continue for years.” Will Washington allow him to make peace with Russia? https://t.co/7rbXNsX273 https://t.co/wfDRpEU9el
Did Zelensky beg for peace? https://t.co/YmK69KplJ5
Zelensky and Orban are rivals. 5 year old understanding of geopolitics https://t.co/kUXkZMqNC0
EU allocates €1.9bn of financial support to Ukraine https://t.co/JlYpn9ddtR
In Brussels, together with the President of the European Council Charles Michel and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, we signed the Joint Security Commitments between Ukraine and the EU. The document enshrines the multilateral long-term commitments… https://t.co/9koF7QDEFr
🇪🇺🇺🇦🚨‼️ Just when zelensky signed a new security agreement, he says they can’t keep the war going? https://t.co/hkeHFmne3h https://t.co/WkfyKEJzWh
Zelenskyy: "The EU has approved a negotiation framework for Ukraine. And negotiations on our country's accession have already begun." https://t.co/jVRRE9WiGn
🇺🇦🇷🇺‼️🚨 "We have many wounded and killed on the battlefield. We must put a settlement plan on the table within a few months” — Zelensky is in trouble? https://t.co/BntdvNkoio
I met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen. I thanked for the provision of another tranche of €1.9 billion from the Ukraine Facility. We continue to work on the practical implementation of the G7 decision on $50 billion support. I… https://t.co/iVoqNjtcUL
European Union leaders signed a security agreement with Ukraine, kicking off a two-day summit at which they will also set a strategic course for the EU for the next five years and appoint the people who will run the EU's key institutions https://t.co/41VVuMM7ff
BREAKING Ukraine’s Zelensky: "Many people are dying, we don't have the men to continue the war much longer" "Ukraine does not want the war to continue for many years. We do not have that much time. Many people are dying" he said. He stated that Kiev should develop a… https://t.co/mdtPVv2oJe
🚨🇺🇦🇷🇺ZELENSKY: IT’S TIME FOR PEACE WITH RUSSIA | WE HAVE TOO MANY DEAD PEOPLE “We don't have too much time because we have a lot of wounded and dead people on the battlefield and among civilians. That's why we don't want to have this war continue for years. We want to prepare… https://t.co/WfRiWPdfkf
🇺🇦🇪🇺🇷🇺 “We don’t have too much time. We do not want it to last for years” - Zelensky https://t.co/bN4eY58CU1
🇭🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺🚨‼️ Orban approached Zelensky after the signing of the security agreement with the EU What do you think they talked about? https://t.co/tD47myhnny
On the margins of the European Council, I met President @ZelenskyyUa in Brussels. We evaluated our bilateral relations, including security and economic cooperation. The Ukrainian President informed me about the current situation on the frontline and the state of the Ukrainian… https://t.co/1WU4DNpokK
After signing a security agreement with the EU, Orban approached Zelensky What do you think they were talking about? https://t.co/EImzuJDCA6
🚨🇭🇺🇺🇦IS ORBÁN TELLING ZELENSKYY TO STOP ASKING FOR EU MONEY? What exactly are they talking about? Source: @nexta_tv https://t.co/yLzW4mcE6l
While in Brussels, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky made a statement that he wants a peace agreement that would end the war as soon as possible. This is his strongest for-peace stance since beginning of the war. Read more about this in my article. https://t.co/M90LNIbxEY
🚨🇺🇦BREAKING: Zelensky finally admits time is running out because there are too many dead and wounded Ukrainians. His handlers have told him it's over. https://t.co/IvMeIo8J0P
Zelenskyy and Orban had a lively discussion before the European Council meeting in Brussels The video captured their conversation, but the exact content remains undisclosed. https://t.co/o14ajxkxu3
⚡️After signing the security agreement with the EU, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor #Orban approached Volodymyr #Zelensky. The content of their conversation remains unknown.
During my visit to Brussels for a European Council meeting, I met @eucopresident Charles Michel. The main topics of our meeting were the start of EU accession negotiations and support for Ukraine. I thank @CharlesMichel and all EU leaders for supporting Ukraine’s EU accession… https://t.co/LPyaUn0lal
Zelenskyi and Orban engaged in a lively discussion before the European Council meeting in Brussels. Although the conversation was captured on video, the content of their discussion remains inaudible. https://t.co/MmJsI7CGn7
Orban and Zelensky speaking today. What do you think they're talking about? https://t.co/RKjp4G07fc
Signed a bilateral agreement on security co-operation with @ZelenskyyUa today in Brussels. The fight for Ukraine’s freedom is a fight for freedom in Europe and for a world where might doesn't make right. Ukraine must win, and with the long-term help of the free world it will. https://t.co/ks7gyi6g8z
Dear @ZelenskyyUa the opening of accession negotiations was an historic moment. You will find your rightful place in our Union. Today we disburse a new €1.9 billion under the Ukraine Facility. To keep the Ukrainian state running as you fight for freedom. https://t.co/Z5L92AE70C
Dear Volodymyr, Ukraine’s future is the European Union. 🇪🇺 https://t.co/k7pKfCFksI
Hungary's Viktor Orban and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy in animated discussion before an EU leaders' meeting in Brussels this afternoon. Oh to have the audio... https://t.co/bewusSwtQ5
"Ukraine does not want to prolong the war. We do not want it to last for years," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, Interfax-Ukraine reports. "We have many wounded and killed on the battlefield. We must put a settlement plan on the table within a few months," Zelensky added. https://t.co/9dU3Y9M47o
Zelenskyy: "Ukraine doesn't want to prolong the war; we don't want it to last for years. With many wounded and killed, we must put a settlement plan on the table within a few months." https://t.co/GydmeZoFt5
⚡️Ukraine received another disbursement of 1.9 billion euros ($2.03 billion) from the EU's Ukraine Facility on June 27, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. https://t.co/QaFdolG8bd
🇪🇺🇺🇦 Ukraine received a tranche of 1.9 billion euros from EU under the Ukraine Facility. ❗️Ukraine will receive 50 billion euros in four years: 38.27 billion euros – budget support, 6.97 billion euros – investment fund, 4.76 billion euros – technical and administrative support. https://t.co/hXlygnsnEt
Taking time out from crushing the filthy barbaric hordes from Putin's kleptocratic shitscape, Zelensky doing some diplomacy in Brussels. https://t.co/iaOgVpnWho
President Zelenskyy arrived at the EU summit in Brussels. https://t.co/EQDDQ91lK0
⚡Zelenskiy says he arrived in Brussels, set to sign security agreement with EU — Reuters
In the past few days, Ukraine has started actual negotiations on EU membership. Today, I am in Brussels to attend a meeting of the European Council and to thank all European leaders for their unity and for affirming the irreversibility of our European course. I will meet with…
Today, the EU disbursed another €1.9 bln from the #UkraineFacility. Huge thanks to @vonderleyen and whole her team for unwavering support. Total budget support from the EU since the beginning of this year has reached nearly €8 bln, with more to come. Grateful for your…
The EU is putting it in writing: it's finalizing a long-term security pledge with Ukraine https://t.co/uBwEvK6Fuh
🚨 🇪🇺🇺🇦 EU AMBASSADOR TO KYIV: UKRAINE WILL JOIN THE EU BY 2030 The EU's ambassador to Kiev, Katarina Mathernova, foresees Ukraine's EU membership talks concluding by the decade's end. Mathernova: "So far, I have seen a lot of determination and tenacity in Ukraine to move… https://t.co/1VAcsXNH2r
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled Wednesday that he is getting tough on officials he suspects are shirking their duties in the war with Russia that is now in its third year. https://t.co/yG4CKplQEI
As Russia’s invasion enters a third summer, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky juggles domestic and international priorities even as Ukrainians and Western allies agree: Russia can’t be allowed to win https://t.co/eCBjz9Z7KD https://t.co/eCBjz9Z7KD
#Ukraine and #Moldova on the Home Stretch to the EU? | @BohdanNahaylo The European Union's decision to open membership talks with Ukraine is a significant political milestone amidst the ongoing war against Russia's invasion. https://t.co/WsSQ0hecso
#Ukraine signed a €27B loan agreement with the EU under the #UkraineFacility program. https://t.co/Uqv70xpEeL
How Ukraine will negotiate EU membership and what Hungary plans to do https://t.co/TNwwCngnWT
Delighted to see Ukraine and Moldova opening the accession negotiations with the EU. @EBRD will continue to support the reform agenda in both countries with financing & policy engagement. We deployed over €5.5bn in Ukraine and Moldova, since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/2kmFo78yiG
Yesterday, an intergovernmental conference started in Luxembourg, within the framework of which Ukraine and Moldova started negotiations on membership in the European Union, on which I would like to congratulate us all. Ukraine's success in reforms was highly appreciated at this… https://t.co/6J6VctzuqG
Von der Leyen: The EU has begun negotiations on Ukraine's accession. Comment- the process will be devoid of shortcuts. And everyone thought 20 years would be short. https://t.co/yM1hdfgnEG
EU to host talks with Ukraine in symbolic step toward membership https://t.co/9YxKnJLzGA
The European Union officially launched membership talks with Moldova on Tuesday on what it’s prime minister described as “a historical day” for a country that Russia still sees as belonging to its sphere of influence. https://t.co/ynx6KGG0PT
Ukraine was applauded as its first membership talks with the European Union began. Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna branded it a ‘truly historical moment’ for her country https://t.co/dYmSodPiDq https://t.co/x3hltPTHsT
In opening remarks presented via video-link, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal described it as “a historic day” that marks “a new chapter” in his country’s ties with the bloc. https://t.co/c4carTqvLX
The European Union opened membership talks with Ukraine, giving the country a political boost in the midst of its war against Russia's invasion. https://t.co/r98IuZCtXI
🇪🇺 🇺🇦 Ukraine began official membership talks with the EU today, providing the embattled East European nation with a powerful morale boost as it continues to fight against Russia’s invasion, writes Peter Dickinson (@Biz_Ukraine_Mag) in #UkraineAlert. https://t.co/zXs9XGkLGd
Ukrainians understand that joining the EU will not protect them from further Russian aggression. Nevertheless, today's launch of EU membership talks sends a strong signal that the country is moving in the right direction toward a future worth fighting for https://t.co/SfMv74zUnk
Historic day for Ukraine as EU launches membership talks: "For millions of Ukrainians, the quest for EU membership represents their country’s civilizational choice of a European future and the decisive rejection of Russian authoritarianism." https://t.co/SfMv74AscS
❤️ Zelenskyy on start of talks with EU: It seemed like a dream in March 2022 – video https://t.co/ZBQjFXcqpY https://t.co/RJv0dj2ssT
Zelenskyi evening speech, accompanied by Rada Chairman Stefanchuk and Prime Minister Shmyhal. -- When, on the fifth day of the full-scale war, we signed an application for membership in the European Union together, many people said that this was nothing more than a dream. But… https://t.co/O61oL4lSGw
⚡️Zelensky says he's sure Ukraine will become EU member as accession talks kick off. President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 25 he was confident that Ukraine would become a full member of the European Union. The first intergovernmental conference on Ukraine's accession was…
Negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU have officially started! The Ukrainian delegation included my Deputy for European integration @valeriya_ionan. The digital sector of Ukraine has already made great progress and can become a driver of Ukraine's membership in the EU. https://t.co/jhwMngljL8
✅ EU sets out reforms that will determine course of Ukraine's accession talks https://t.co/oWYZfiLgpo