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KYIV/FRANKFURT, Could 8 (Reuters) – The president of the German parliament Baerbel Bas met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Sunday to commemorate victims of World Warfare Two, focus on arms and Ukraine’s ambition to be thought-about for European Union (EU) membership.
In a video of a gathering with Bas, Zelenskiy mentioned securing the Bundestag’s approval of heavy arms deliveries to assist Ukraine fend off Russian assaults was one his nation’s “high priorities.” learn extra
He additionally requested Bas and the Bundestag to assist Ukraine in its bid for European Union membership, which Kyiv’s allies have mentioned they need quickly. Nonetheless, candidature must be agreed unanimously and accession normally takes years of advanced negotiations.
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Zelenskiy earlier gave an emotional handle for Victory Day, when Europe remembers the formal give up of Germany to the Allies in World Warfare Two, saying that “evil has returned” to Ukraine, but it surely would not have the ability to escape accountability. learn extra
Bas informed German newspaper Rheinische Submit that she had assured Zelenskiy of Germany’s solidarity and ongoing assist in Ukraine’s combat for its existence.
The 2 additionally agreed that peace shouldn’t be dictated by Russia, Bas was cited as saying in a narrative summary launched forward of publication by the paper on Monday.
“We agreed that there should not be a dictated peace however just one brokered by way of a good peace settlement,” she mentioned.
Relating to Ukraine’s EU membership bid, “the Bundestag will velocity all vital procedures,” she mentioned.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is anticipated to participate in a G7 digital dialogue in a while Sunday on the conflict in Ukraine that might be attended by Zelenskiy. learn extra
Germany has agreed to produce Kyiv with heavy weapons, together with self-propelled howitzers, in a reversal of a longtime coverage to not ship heavy weapons to conflict zones as a result of nation’s Nazi previous.
Moscow calls its actions since Feb. 24 a “particular navy operation” to disarm Ukraine and rid it of what it calls “Nazis” and anti-Russian nationalism fomented by the West.
In Russia, Victory Day on Could 9 is without doubt one of the nation’s most necessary nationwide occasions – a remembrance of the big sacrifices made by the Soviet Union in defeating Nazi Germany.
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Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis; extra reporting by Vera Eckert, Modifying by Edmund Blair, Elaine Hardcastle and Raissa Kasolowsky
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