Zelenskyy discusses next steps on Ukraine's accession with EU leaders

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has discussed the next steps on Ukraine's EU accession during a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa.

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

Details: Zelenskyy stressed the importance of opening the remaining five negotiating clusters for Ukraine in the near future. In addition, Kyiv expects to receive the first tranche from the EU's financial support package shortly, the president said.

The leaders also separately discussed security cooperation, work with the EU on the Drone Deal agreement and defence support for Ukraine, above all protection against Russian ballistic missiles.

Background:

• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects the five remaining clusters to be opened within the coming weeks as part of Ukraine's EU accession negotiation process.
• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed hope that the EU will be able to open more negotiating clusters for Ukraine over the summer.
• The Council of the EU began technical preparations on 17 June for opening clusters two to six for Ukraine and Moldova.

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