Zelenskyy discusses Ukraine's European integration with Cypriot president

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides, whose country has begun its presidency of the Council of the EU.

Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Details: Zelenskyy wrote that Ukraine will work to make maximum progress in opening negotiating clusters during the next six months of Cyprus's presidency of the Council of the EU.

Quote: "We discussed this today with the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, and I am counting on productive cooperation. The president and I talked about strengthening sanctions against Russia, which must remain in place as long as Russia's aggression and occupation continue."

Details: The leaders also discussed strengthening air defence, the production and supply of drones and Cyprus's participation in Ukraine support programmes PURL and SAFE.

Background:

• On 7 January, Zelenskyy arrived in Cyprus, which is beginning its term holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
• Earlier, Christodoulides promised that his country will make support for Ukraine a priority of its presidency of the Council of the EU.

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