President Volodymyr Zelensky said that this year it is time to start negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union. With this statement, he published a post on Twitter, recalling that today is the one year anniversary of our country's application for membership and securing the status of a candidate.

" We have already guaranteed it,” the president said.. “This year is the time to make a decision to start membership negotiations.”.

Zelensky noted that it was our country that united the European Union like never before.

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has always been Europe,? will always be Europe. We've already guaranteed it. A year ago, on the 5th day of the full battle battle,? adopted in accordance with the European state and backed by democratic status. This year is the time that decides on membership negotiations. 1/2.

– Vladimir Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) February 28, 2023.

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Recall that in January, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said that Ukraine could become a member of the EU within two years.. According to his calculations, the preliminary stage of negotiations should start already in 2023.. President Volodymyr Zelensky agrees with these forecasts..

But it seems that in Europe they do not share such ambitious plans of Kyiv. " But the fact that our country will so quickly receive the status of a candidate was also not expected by many..

Read about how experts assess the implementation of the seven recommendations of the European Commission on our state's accession to the EU in the article by Marianna Fakhurdinova "

To find out whether Kiev is ready to report on the implementation of these recommendations, read in an interview with the editor of ZN. UA of Tatiana Silina with Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olga Stefanishyna.