Zelensky and Ursula von der Leyen Meet: New Prospects for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met in Rome to discuss Ukraine's progress towards joining the European Union.

Source: von der Leyen shared insights on social media platform X following her meeting with Zelensky, as reported by "European Truth".

Direct quote: "You can count on our support at the negotiating table to achieve a fair and lasting peace...

Today we also talked about the measures Ukraine is taking to earn its place in our family of nations".

Background: The EU was ready to open the first cluster in accession talks with Ukraine back in January, but Hungary blocked this decision.

Budapest promised to obstruct any further opening of clusters for Ukraine until "consultations" with the public on this issue are completed, during which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban publicly voted against Ukraine's EU membership.