The European Parliament supported a resolution with a recommendation to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership. The Ukrainian authorities are counting on the decision of the European Union to grant the status of a candidate for EU membership in June. Igor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, is sure that this is the key to victory in the war against the Russian Federation.

Zhovkva met with a delegation of the informal international network " This association includes more than 280 former and current deputies and high-ranking officials from more than 30 countries of the world.

The meeting discussed the issue of granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership during the meeting of the European Council on June 23-24.

" The adoption of such a formal decision at the next meeting of the European Council is the key to the victory of our state in the war against Russia,"

He called on the parliaments of countries to recognize the crimes of the Russian Federation in Ukraine as genocide of the Ukrainian people, and the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

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Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna said that there are three EU countries that do not support granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for membership. According to Bloomberg, we are talking about Denmark and the Netherlands.

Prior to this, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that Ukraine would not accept any surrogate versions or alternatives to the status of a candidate for EU membership..