Ukraine returns to ask for weapons against Russia, complaining about the shortage of ammunition. Donetsk separatists sentence two British fighters and one Moroccan to death: Kiev and London demand compliance with the Geneva Convention. Meanwhile, France ready “to participate in an operation” to “unblock the port of Odessa”. Scholz today in Bulgaria
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Friday EU Commission decides on Kiev candidacy status
According to Ansa, the opinion of the EU Commission on the granting of EU candidate status to Ukraine is expected on Friday. On Monday there will be a first meeting of the European Commissioners on the dossier. Then, on Friday, the panel of commissioners – exceptionally set at the end of the working week – will decide whether to give a green light to Kiev’s candidacy. In this case, the final decision will lie with the European Council, probably already at the summit at the end of June. Ukraine’s approach to the EU is one of the dossiers that Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will address with Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev.
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Von der Leyen: with Zelensky point his candidacy Ue kyiv
«I am returning to Kiev to meet President Zelensky and Prime Minister Shmyhal. We will take stock of the work that will need to be done together for the reconstruction “of Ukraine and” on the progress made “by the country” in its European path “. This was stated by the president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaking with a small group of international media, including Ansa, on the train that is taking her to Kiev. The update on the topic of Ukraine’s candidacy that will be made in today’s meetings “will contribute to our assessment, which will come soon,” added von der Leyen.
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Von der Leyen visiting Kiev, will see Zelensky
The president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen, writes the Ansa, is visiting Kiev. Von der Leyen arrived in the Ukrainian capital by train and without announcing her mission for safety reasons. In Kiev, the number one executive will see President Volodymyr Zelensky and will have a series of meetings with the top leaders of Ukrainian institutions. It is the second time since the beginning of the war that von der Leyen has visited Kiev and Ukraine.
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