Published 14:09 IST, May 14th 2022

Ukraine claims EU and NATO will not be strong without Kyiv's support

Andriy Yermak, the head of the President's Office, stated that without Ukraine today, neither the European Union nor NATO will be strong.

Reported by: Aparna Shandilya
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Ukraine believes that, just as EU and NATO need Kyiv, NATO and EU need war-torn country too. On May 13, Andriy Yermak, he of President's Office, stated that without Ukraine today, neir European Union nor NATO will be strong. Yermak furr emphasized that Ukraine needs Europe's unity to support it, particularly on its path to EU membership, and to impose more effective sanctions on Russia, particularly oil embargo.

Yermak said, "Today, our country, being neir a member of NATO nor a member of EU, has been holding back one of world's most powerful armies for so many days. And today, European Union and NATO must finally understand that as much as Ukraine needs EU and NATO, so much does NATO and EU need Ukraine. I believe that without Ukraine today, neir European Union nor NATO will be strong."

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Andriy Yermak believes that Ukraine deserves special, unprecedented processes for EU membership. According to President's Office chief, Ukraine should be designated as a candidate for EU membership in June, orwise, it will send an extremely negative and incorrect message.

Yermak is also convinced that a tough sanctions policy against Russia and Ukraine's accession to EU is essential for Kyiv's and Europe's mutual security. Andriy Yermak furr claimed that Ukraine will be one of founders and leers of new security system that emerges after war.

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Russia-Ukraine War

war between Russia and Ukraine has reached day 80, with Russia intensifying its offensive in eastern and sourn Ukraine. Meanwhile, US House of Representatives has approved a $40 billion aid package for Kyiv. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, on or hand, accused UN of failing to find a political solution for Ukraine.

Furr, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that  fighting in Kyiv would end only when Russian troops have restored all occupied regions. Moreover, according to Serhiy Haidai, Governor of Luhansk Oblast, Russian bombardment has destroyed over 50 residences in region thus far. He went on to say that devastation occurred in and around towns of Hirske and Popasna.

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14:09 IST, May 14th 2022