Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, during her visit to Vienna on 23 November, has advocated for the early opening of Ukraine's EU accession negotiations.
"And we believe that the European Union will be ready to do its part to meet Ukraine halfway, as promised," Zelensky said during a press briefing with Michel and Moldovan President Maia Sandu.
Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Minister of Ukraine, expects that Ukraine's accession negotiations with the European Union will start at the beginning of 2024. Source: Kuleba on the national 24/7 newscast, as reported by European Pravda Details: Kuleba stressed that there is no reason to wait for the opening of negotiations with the EU by the end of this year, emphasising that "everyone [in the European Union - ed.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is waiting for the decision of the European Council in December and has already prepared for it. Source: Zelenskyy's evening video address on 8 November Quote: "We are now awaiting the European Council's decision on the negotiations in December, and we have already prepared for this decision.