Zelenskyy announced the imminent launch of negotiation clusters with the EU

Ukraine has fulfilled all the necessary conditions for the launch of negotiation clusters on EU membership and is also expecting a large-scale financial support program to be launched in the coming weeks.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced this in an evening video address.

In addition to European integration, Ukrainian diplomats held talks with the United Kingdom to coordinate bilateral steps in sanctions policy. The head of state emphasized that economic pressure from partners, combined with long-range strikes by the Armed Forces, remain the most effective tools for compelling Russia to end the war.

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The EU must open the first negotiation cluster with Ukraine as soon as possible — Koshta.

Hungary’s future Prime Minister Péter Magyar held talks with representatives of the European Union. The parties discussed the prospects for opening negotiation clusters as part of Ukraine’s EU accession process.