Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he has signed an official request for Ukraine to join the European Union to allowing the country to gain membership immediately under a special procedure as it defends itself from invasion by Russian forces.
He urged the European Union to grant his country immediate membership, as Russia’s assault against the pro-Western country enters fifth day.
Taking to Twitter, the official account of Parliament of Ukraine stated;
President @ZelenskyyUa has signed application for the membership of #Ukraine in the European Union.
President @ZelenskyyUa has signed application for the membership of #Ukraine in the European Union.
This is a historic moment! pic.twitter.com/rmzdgIwArc
— Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (@ua_parliament) February 28, 2022
Earlier in a day, Zelensky appealed to be admitted to the European Union amid the ongoing tension between Moscow and Kyiv.
“Our goal is to be together with all Europeans and, most importantly, to be on an equal footing,” Zelensky said during a video address, The Hill reported.
Meanwhile, European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell today said that Brussels is determined to send additional weapons supplies to Ukraine.
This comes at a time when the European Union on Sunday said that it will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and equipment to Ukraine and also announced a slew of fresh sanctions against Russia.
“We are stepping up our support for Ukraine,” Borrell said.
Notably, at least 11 people were killed and a dozen others were injured in Russian shelling on Ukraine’s Kharkiv city on Monday.
“The Russian enemy is bombing residential areas,” Oleg Sinegubov, wrote on the Telegram messaging app, saying, “As a result of the bombardments that are ongoing, we cannot call on the emergency services. Currently there are 11 dead and dozens wounded“, he said.
On Sunday morning, two large explosions were heard in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv.
On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin today signed a decree on special economic measures against the US and its allies.
Putin signed a decree “on the application of special economic measures against the United States and countries that have joined them,” citing Kremlin press service, reported Sputnik.
Meanwhile, negotiations between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine to resolve the ongoing conflict between the two countries have ended in the Gomel region of Belarus.
Via ANI.
