Ukraine demands 'political clarity' from EU by end of 2022; 'We need to understand...'

As brutal conflict between Russia and Ukraine goes unabated, with Kremlin's troops intensifying ir invasion and Ukrainian forces putting up tough resilience, Kyiv has w demanded "political clarity" from European Union leers by end of 2022 on joining bloc. war-battered country has fulfilled almost 70% of its legal obligations under Association Agreement with bloc and is aware of fact that all remaining legal procedures for membership in European Union are to be completed by end of this year, said Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Olha Stefanishyna, reported Ukrinform.

While speaking at opening of communication campaign "Toger, we are Europe," Stefanishyna stated that people of Ukraine want to kw how long and difficult path to membership in block will be. She furr emphasised that Ukraine needs "political clarity" over its membership in EU.

Ukraine seeks ‘political clarity’ from EU on joining bloc

"We need to understand how long and difficult our path to membership in European Union will be, t only in terms of negotiations. We will have to fulfil necessary components to join EU. We have energy and desire for this. only thing we need that is missing is political clarity regarding furr steps," Stefanishyna said.

leer for  European Integration of Ukraine reiterated that war-battered country does t want to get involved in bureaucratic procedure to join bloc. Given ongoing war situation with Russia and fact that Ukraine has alrey fulfilled 70% of documentation process, evaluation from scratch is t necessary at this time, she said. However, political decisions can t be igred, and Ukraine w wants "clarity" on matter by end of this year, reported Ukrinform.

"We do t want process of our joining EU to be bureaucratic. Of course, as a state, we demonstrate our ability to go through all necessary legal procedures related to membership as much as possible, but we do t want politicians and EU leers to drag this process into bureaucracy. Taking into account those challenges Ukraine is facing and fact that commitment of Ukrainian people and Ukraine to principles of democracy is evident, as well as fact that we have fulfilled almost 70% of all obligations under Association Agreement, all of this gives us an opportunity to say that it is t necessary to evaluate us from scratch, but it is necessary to take political decisions. And we want to get such political clarity by end of year," said Deputy Prime Minister. It is pertinent to te here that European Union's Hes of State and Government h approved request to grant Ukraine EU candidate status on June 23, 2022. 

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