President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Archival photoPRAGUE, May 29 Volodymyr Zelensky's speech before both houses of the Czech Parliament on June 15 will simultaneously become an appeal to the authorities of the EU countries on the issue of accelerating the process of bringing Ukraine closer to the EU structures, the Seznam Zprávy online publication reported on Sunday with referring to the Ukrainian embassy in Prague.» In Zelensky's speech on June 15, in addition to words of gratitude to the Czech Republic for the comprehensive assistance it provides to Ukraine, there will also be an appeal to Brussels and the EU countries. These two topics are interconnected, since it is the Czech Republic with On July 1, it will preside over the EU,» the message says. As the newspaper recalls, Ukraine has long been striving to gain EU membership. «Now, the leaders of the EU states have a proposal on accelerating the granting of the status of an EU candidate country to Ukraine «, — emphasizes the publication. However, there is no certainty that such a decision can be made as early as June, the publication reports with reference to against Czech Minister for European Affairs Mikulas Beck.Scholz admitted that Macron was right about Ukraine's EU membership»I would be glad if this happened, but so far there are a lot of doubting countries. We (the Czech Republic) are trying to convince our Western partners of the need to open the way for Ukraine to the EU,» Beck told the publication. Earlier, the speaker of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Oleg Nikolaenko, said that Ukraine expects to receive the status of a candidate for joining the European Union in June, having enlisted the support of European countries. Clement Bon, Minister Delegate to the French Foreign Ministry for European Affairs, said that the process of Ukraine's accession to the EU could take 15-20 years. Rutte's answer about Ukraine's chances of joining the EU