Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced his arrival in Brussels to sign three security agreements at the European Council meeting on Thursday – including one with the European Union.
The negotiations for the accession of Ukraine to the European Union were officially launched on Tuesday, starting a long process. The accession negotiations are expected to take several years.
"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," said Zelenskyy on social media.
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… — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) June 27, 2024
He will meet with the leaders of the EU and the Member States and hold bilateral talks. "We will sign three security agreements, including one with the EU as a whole. For the first time, this agreement will enshrine the commitment of all 27 Member States to provide Ukraine with extensive support, regardless of any internal institutional changes."
At the start of the talks on Tuesday, the outgoing President of the European Council Charles Michel applauded the "immense progress" made by Ukraine, particularly in view of the war taking place on its soil.
"Each step we take brings us closer to our historic goal of peace and prosperity in our common European home," Zelenskyy said.
