Ukraine formally requests to join the European Union

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said he has signed a request for Ukraine to join the European Union, Reuters report Bateson

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Zelensky signs formal application for Ukraine to join EU based on its support of European values pic.twitter.com/80eBm4tqDD

February 28, 2022

EU leaders may discuss the possibility of Ukrainian membership at an informal summit in March, according to a senior EU official.

The official said:

I think one of the reasons that this is important for President Zelenskiy is also potentially in some of the discussions with Russia on a way out.

But he added that no process had been started yet.

On the application (of Ukraine for EU membership) I think it’s important not to get ahead of ourselves.

It obviously has not yet been received, but this whole question of the Ukraine situation is something that’s very much on the minds of the leaders.