President Volodimir Zelensky received on Friday in Kyiv the leaders of the European Union and the promise of their lasting support in the face of the Russian invasion, without obtaining a precise timetable for Ukraine's accession to the community bloc.
The Ukrainian president, who hoped that the EU would grant Ukraine accelerated membership, used the summit to ask his allies to provide him with long-range weapons to repel Russian forces, particularly in the Bakhmout region.
For a more in-depth analysis, FRANCE 24 welcomes Frédéric Mauro, historian, associate researcher at IRIS, lawyer at the Brussels bar and specialist in European defense issues.
He believes "there is a reality of rapprochement" between Ukraine and the European Union, "this is not
is not just words, talk and a reconciliation of paper.
It's a very real connection."