Ukraine expects acceleration with clusters for EU accession during Cyprus's presidency of the Council of the European Union. Strengthening sanctions against Russia and bolstering air defense were also discussed.
Ukraine hopes to make maximum progress with negotiating clusters for joining the bloc during the Cypriot presidency of the EU Council, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said following talks with Cypriot President Nicos Christodoulides, writes UNN.
The Cypriot presidency of the Council of the European Union has already begun and will last throughout the first half of this year. We are working to make maximum progress during this time in opening negotiating clusters and Ukraine's accession to the European Union. We discussed this today with the President of Cyprus, and I count on productive cooperation.
– Zelenskyy wrote.
According to him, he also discussed with the leader of Cyprus "strengthening sanctions against Russia, which should remain in place as long as Russian aggression and occupation continue." "We also talked about strengthening air defense, the production and supply of drones, and Cyprus's participation in the PURL and SAFE programs. We hope that support for Ukraine will continue to be strong," the President said and thanked Cyprus and the country's president for their support.
"Ukraine will be a central priority" of the Cypriot EU presidency: Zelenskyy met with the President of Cyprus07.01.26, 12:19 • 1804 views
