Despite Russia's military aggression, Ukraine is undertaking important reforms that will lead it to membership in the European Union, and the European Parliament will help it along the way, said European Parliament President Roberta Mezola.

“Our support for Ukraine is intensifying. This week, the European Parliament and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine have stepped up cooperation to ensure the future of Ukraine in our European family,” Metsola wrote on Twitter.

She thanked President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal and Speaker of Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk for their "

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According to Metsola, the reforms that Ukraine is implementing now, in the most difficult conditions of the war, will become models for other countries wishing to join the EU in the future..

Our support of Ukraine is getting stronger. This week @Europarl_UA and @ua_parliament have done their best to support future Ukraine in our European homeland.

To President @ZelenskyyUa, Prime Minister @Denys_Shmyhal and Speaker @r_stefanchuk for the recognition of reforms. pic. twitter. com/UZKuFl6daY.

— Roberta Metsola (@EP_President) April 29, 2023.

Meanwhile, the main obstacle for Ukraine to receive an invitation from NATO to join remains the position of the United States, which has repeatedly made it clear that this issue is not on the agenda while the war is going on, director of the New Europe Center Alyona Hetmanchuk writes in the article “Ukraine - NATO: in.