Ukraine invasion: Volodymyr Zelensky requests EU membership; Switzerland breaks neutral stance
- Zelensky said he was requesting ‘immediate accession under a new special procedure’
- Switzerland broke with its standard position of neutrality with a pledge to adopt all sanctions already imposed by the EU against Moscow
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky requested EU membership for his besieged country on Monday, while his forces fought against the invading Russian military for a fifth day.
Pledges of support from most of the world’s most economically powerful countries continued to pour in, and Switzerland broke with its standard position of international neutrality with a statement that it would adopt all the sanctions already imposed by the EU.
Talks between a delegation of Ukrainian officials and Russian authorities at a meeting along the Belarus border concluded, and the two sides had returned to their capitals for further deliberations, according to the Ukrainian government .
The delegation, which included Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov and presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak, is expected to focus on securing a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian forces.
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