Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday accused “some figures” in Europe of blocking his nation’s path to EU membership “for the sake of better seats on Red Square.”
“We are sorry that some figures in Europe are blocking this process. Not for the sake of the interests of their own countries, but for the sake of getting a better seat on the podium on Red Square,” Zelensky mentioned throughout a joint press convention with Czech President Petr Pavel in Prague, with out disclosing any particular figures or nations.
Zelensky’s remarks come forward of an annual army parade to be held in Moscow’s Red Square on May 9, as a part of celebrations marking the eightieth anniversary of Victory Day.
Victory Day is a vacation celebrated in Russia and varied former Soviet nations on May 9 in commemoration of Nazi Germany’s give up throughout World War II, a battle Russia formally calls the Great Patriotic War.
“And for all of us in Europe, it is important that European values truly dominate. Values, not the whims of individual politicians,” Zelensky mentioned, noting Kyiv’s readiness to open the primary clusters in Ukraine’s EU accession course of this yr.
Source: www.anews.com.tr