Ukraine’s Zelenskyy asks EU for immediate membership

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday asked for immediate membership to the European Union.

“We ask the European Union for Ukraine’s immediate accession via a new special procedure,” he said. "Our goal is to be together with all Europeans and, most importantly, to be on an equal footing. I’m sure it’s fair. I’m sure it’s possible.”

Such a decision must be agreed upon by all of the bloc’s 27 member countries, who have disagreed sharply in recent years on EU enlargement, according to Politico.

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