New Delhi: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed on European Union membership application on Monday, said President’s office Deputy Head Andriy Sybiga.  President Zelensky has just signed a historically significant document.
According to the media, he also signed a joint request with the head of the Verkhovna Rada [Parliament] of Ukraine and Prime Minister Dmytro Shmygal. Zelensky said that, I have signed Ukraine’s European Union membership application. I am sure that we can achieve this. The documents are already on their way to Brussels. Zelensky addressed the EU regarding Ukraine’s accession under a special procedure on Monday. Ukrainians deserve EU membership, he added.
According to EU procedure, the membership application has to be submitted to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Council is currently headed by France.
Ukraine’s application may be important for Zelensky, given that this issue could potentially be used in the talks with Russia, because the EU is a project built around peace and using dialogue to resolve conflict.
After Russia’s invasion, several EU countries called upon the EU to give Ukraine a pathway to membership, and Slovakia proposed a special procedure for Ukraine’s accession to the EU.