Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a televised address. Archival photoMOSCOW, 18 Apr.Vladimir Zelensky handed over to the head of the European Union Delegation to Ukraine Mati Maasikas a completed questionnaire for Ukraine to obtain the status of a candidate for EU membership.»Even this stage of obtaining the status of an EU candidate is a questionnaire and the answers to it — such a procedure takes years and I want to thank for this speed, not only our team, which responded quickly, but also your large team, which gives us the opportunity to go through this procedure in weeks or a couple of months,» Zelensky said before transmission of the questionnaire. The video is posted on his Telegram channel. while visiting Kyiv, she handed Zelensky an envelope with a questionnaire to start negotiations on joining the European Union. She stressed that the questionnaire being transmitted is «the basis for discussions in the coming months.» Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna subsequently confirmed that Kyiv received the questionnaire and hopes to become a candidate country in June. On February 28, Zelensky signed an application for Ukraine's accession to the European Union. The next day, the European Parliament supported a resolution granting Ukraine the status of a candidate country. Earlier, the EU Permanent Representatives agreed to instruct the European Commission to prepare an assessment of the applications of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova for EU membership. asks
