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BRUSSELS, February 8 (Reuters) – Ukraine President Vladimir Zelensky on Thursday European Union will demand more weapons from its leaders to fight against Russia and will want to strengthen Kiev’s bid for EU membership.
Zelensky Ukrainian pilots on Wednesday NATOto Britain, winning the promise of training in advanced fighter aircraft trip did and on Thursday Europe Block 27 in Brussels, the center of the Union national was expected to negotiate with the leader.
“My president goes on a trip to get results,” he said Ukraine official said. “He is on a foreign trip today. First of all, the main result is weapons… to accelerate the supply of weapons to Ukraine Europe We need the support of the council.”
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Kiev needs long-range artillery and numerous ammunition, as well as battle tanks and fighter jets.
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Zelensky is expected to address the European Parliament on Thursday morning and later join EU leaders this month as part of his second foreign trip since Russia’s invasion a year ago.
Although it has joined every EU summit since then, it will be the first time since February 24, 2022, that the bloc’s entire national he sits in a room with his leaders.
Later on Wednesday, he President of France He was supposed to go to Paris to hold talks with Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
“We are in dire need of long-range artillery, all types of artillery ammunition, as of yesterday. Ammunition, ammunition, ammunition, we use a lot of ammunition every day,” said the Ukrainian official.
“Battle tanks – the decision has been taken by several member states, but we don’t have tanks yet. It needs to be accelerated. We need fighter planes,” the official said.
The EU’s 27 leaders will meet at a European Council summit on Thursday to discuss further sanctions against Russia for its war on Ukraine, ways to hold Moscow accountable for attacking its neighbor and how to use Russia’s frozen assets. Europe of Ukraine will finance its reconstruction.
“We need the general support of the Council of Europe to speed up arms deliveries to Ukraine this month and next month. Because they will be decisive Russia is planning an attack… If we had all this, we would have launched a counterattack,” the official said.
‘RESULTS NOW’
Zelensky will also ask EU leaders to move quickly in his country’s bid to join the Western bloc, as well as support official Kiev’s peace plan.
“We are absolutely sure that the decision to start negotiations on membership can be made this year,” the official said.
However, EU countries have warned that there is no fast track to membership and told Ukraine that, among other reforms, it should strengthen the fight against corruption, stressing that becoming a member state is a complex process that lasts for years.
In addition to meeting numerous legal and economic criteria, Ukraine is also one of the EU’s constituent states, which does not want to bring a large eastern country. France and in the Netherlands political will have to overcome reluctance, which will change the balance of power and financial flows in the current situation. It is a block of 27 states.
Ukrainian official said that Kyiv expect a new Russian attack soon.
“When the attack started, my president was in March trip won’t be able to. Therefore, it is very important that we get results now,” said the official of Ukraine stressed that he needs the weapon now.
“We will never use these systems to capture a part of another country’s territory, we don’t want a part of Russia. But we will fight for our territory.”
Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska; Edited by Jonathan Oatis
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2023-02-08 21:15:37
Source – reuters
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