The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, met with the representatives of the European People's Party political group in the European Parliament

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Published on 08 June 2022, at 23:45

Ruslan Stefanchuk stressed the importance of the European community's help to win the war with Russia and thanked the European Parliament for its support. He also thanked the peoples of Europe who had sheltered over 6 million Ukrainians who had been forced to flee their country due to the war.

The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada emphasized the crucial importance of providing Ukraine with high-quality modern weapons as soon as possible, continuing to put sanctions on the aggressor state and helping to rebuild Ukraine after the war.

Finally, Mr. Speaker noted that one of the main goals for Ukraine now is to get a clear prospect of potential EU membership.

"Today, we can say out loud that we are passing the European Union Exam with honors. After all, with our behavior and resistance, every Ukrainian demonstrates that we are Europeans!", said the Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament.

In turn, representatives of the European People's Party noted the heroism of Ukrainians and emphasized that Ukraine's accession to the EU should be not be just Ukraine's aim, but the Europeans' one, as well. They also promised to help Ukraine in every possible way.

The European People's Party is the largest group in the European Parliament, holding about 25% of the seats (176 out of 705). The members of the group include the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

The group actively supports Ukraine and has adopted the Resolution named "United in solidarity with Ukraine: defending European values ??from Putin's war", which calls for comprehensive assistance to our country, measures to defeat russia and the establishment of an international tribunal for vladimir putin and alexander lukashenko.