Vučić backs Ukraine's push for fast EU accession
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić voiced support for Ukraine's European integration and hopes Ukraine will open and close all EU accession negotiation clusters as quickly as possible, he said during an Aug. 8, press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Belgrade, where the two leaders discussed both countries' European integration paths.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić expressed his backing for Ukraine's push for rapid European Union accession during a press conference on August 8 in Belgrade with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Vučić pledged his country's unwavering support for Ukraine's journey towards the EU, emphasizing that Serbia would do everything in its power to facilitate the process.
The two leaders discussed the European integration paths of both nations. Vučić also noted that Serbia is ready to support Ukraine's EU membership, despite not imposing sanctions on Russia and maintaining close energy ties with Moscow. The EU opened its first negotiation cluster with Ukraine and Moldova on June 15, followed by a sixth cluster covering external relations on July 14, and a working group on enlargement began reviewing screening results for the second and third clusters for Ukraine and Moldova on July 17.
However, Hungary's stance on advancing these clusters for Ukraine has been obstructive, as the country's position was not supported by a majority of EU member states, leading to no decision being made.
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