Poland Urges Speedy Ukraine Admission Into EU

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda says the European Union (EU) should grant Ukraine the group’s membership in an express way, the Associated Press (AP) reported.

Photo Insert: Polish President Andrzej Duda

Duda said on Twitter that Poland is for immediately granting Ukraine the status of a candidate to the 27-member EU. Duda added that Ukraine should have access to EU funds, to help it rebuild from the damage caused by Russia’s armed invasion. “Ukraine deserves that,” Duda tweeted.

In Rome, the Ukrainian ambassador to Rome backed that sentiment, insisting that “Ukraine earned and has the right to be a member of the EU.”

Ambassador Yaroslav Melnyk said Saturday on Italian state TV that “the destiny of Ukraine is the destiny of Europe” and that “when bombs fall in Ukraine that means bombs fall in Europe.”

Earlier, Sweden and Finland sneered at the warning of Russia against their joining NATO, stressing the issue is not for Stockholm and Helsinki to decide, not Moscow.

The rebuff has contributed to the global isolation of Russia for its misadventure in Ukraine, which has downed two Russian transport planes, six fighter jets, several helicopters and killed hundreds of soldiers, with several platoons surrendering to the outgunned Ukrainians, who have also sent missiles slamming into Russian air bases across the border.

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