Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told European Union leaders that starting negotiations on his country’s EU membership was more important to him than accepting additional financing. The newspaper reports this Financial Times referring to the authorities.
On 14 December, President of the European Council Charles Michel, after the EU summit statedPresidents of European countries decided to start negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the European Union. At the summit, Hungary blocked an increase in the multi-annual EU budget for the period 2024-2027, including €50 billion for macro-financial assistance to Kiev.
As the agency reported BloombergZelensky told Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that Ukraine needed a signal that Europe was not abandoning it.
However, an EU official told the Financial Times that Ukraine had liquidity for January but that the country would face limited funds after that.
Previously happened It is known how many conditions Ukraine fulfills to join the EU.