A year ago, Ukraine submitted an application to join the EU and received candidate status. Negotiations on membership in the bloc should begin this year.

 The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, reported this on Twitter.

 "Ukraine has always been Europe, Ukraine will always be Europe. We have already guaranteed it. A year ago, on the fifth day of a full-scale war, Ukraine submitted an application to join the European Union and received candidate status. This year, it is time to make a decision about starting membership negotiations." , - he wrote.

 Zelenskyі emphasized that it was Ukraine that united the EU like never before. It is our state that protects European values ​​for future generations.

 The President assured that Ukraine and Europe are fighting together and winning together.

 It will be recalled that Zelenskyi previously stated that Ukraine will be able to become a full member of the EU in two years, but joining NATO will take place after the victory in the war.

 At the same time, the head of the OP Andriy Yermak believes that Ukraine can become a member of NATO before it joins the EU.