April 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine has completed a questionnaire which will form a starting point for the European Union to decide on membership for Kyiv, Ihor Zhovkva, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office, said.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen handed the questionnaire to Zelenskiy during her visit to Kyiv on April 8th, pledging a speedier start to Ukraine's bid to become a member of the EU following Russia's invasion of the country. read more

"Today, I can say that the document has been completed by the Ukrainian side," Zhovkva told the Ukrainian public broadcaster Sunday evening.

The European Commission will need to issue a recommendation on Ukraine's compliance with the necessary membership criteria, he added.

"We expect the recommendation ... to be positive, and then the ball will be on the side of the EU member states."

Zhovkva added that Ukraine expects to acquire the status of a candidate country for EU accession in June during a scheduled meeting of the European Council meeting.

The European Council is to meet June 23-24th, according to the Council's schedule on its website.

"Next, we will need to start accession talks. And once we hold those talks, we can already talk about Ukraine's full membership in the EU," Zhovkva said.

Bluntguy:
So they are still at the questionnaire stage. Before their membership is fully completed, Russia must have taken over the entire country.

davidupdate89:
so after getting into the EU, will the members join in the fight or stop the war?

Validated:

Which Russia, the big and overated thug that is just busy destroying buildings?
If they do anyhow, they get disciplined.

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[s]PEACE IS ALL WE WANT IN OUR WORLD.
Let's make Love, Not War.

All of us @[/b] SAY NO TO WAR.


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Dem MANNA. Say no more,
Children of hate, frustrations and perdition crying for war in their famy compound .... over to you [/s]

Onyiiobi7735:
Nice move,but this won't change anything in the ongoing war with Russia.This war could have been avoided in the first place,and all this carnage and destruction wouldn't have occurred, if Ukraine was sensible enough to avoid the manipulation of the West.Now they are paying for their foolishness.