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Euronews
6 days ago
- Politics
- Euronews
‘We'll convince Hungary' on EU accession, Ukraine ambassador says
Ukraine is confident that it will eventually be able to overcome Hungarian resistance to its path to EU accession, the head of the country's Mission to the EU told Euronews' morning show Europe Today on Thursday. Vselovod Chentsov came into our studio in Brussels for an exclusive interview as the bloc's leaders gather in Brussels for another critical summit, with Ukrainian EU accession one of the agenda items. 'We're fighting to stop this war first of all and we're fighting for our European future. Ukraine is a candidate state and we're ready to start accession talks as soon as there is consensus,' Chentsov said. Pressed by Euronews' Méabh Mc Mahon on Hungary's resistance to Ukraine's EU accession process, he said: 'You mentioned that Hungary is blocking. I would concentrate on who is supporting, so we have 26 member states supporting, and I'm sure we'll be able to convince Hungary to get on board.' Elsewhere in the interview, Chentsov said he was confident that US President Donald Trump would 'stick to his word' on a commitment given during Wednesday's NATO summit in The Hague to supply the war-torn state with Patriot missiles. Trump told a press conference on Wednesday that Patriots were 'very hard to get' but that 'we are going to see if we can make some of them available' after a 50-minute meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the side lines of the NATO summit. The ambassador also responded to Trump's touting the possibility that Russia's Vladimir Putin may invade other countries following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine during a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague. Trump was asked whether he considered Putin an enemy and if he believed the Russian leader had territorial ambitions beyond Ukraine. "It's possible", Trump replied. 'Its' good there is an understanding that Russia is a threat and we kept telling (people) about this imminent threat if Ukraine is not defended, if Ukraine is left alone,' said Chentsov. 'To avoid this continuation, this broadening of this conflict, Europe and the US has to help Ukraine to stop this war,' the ambassador concluded.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
EU plans to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians until March 2027
The European Union plans to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians until March 2027 at the meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, scheduled to take place in Luxembourg on 12-13 June. Source: Vsevolod Chentsov, Ukraine's Ambassador to the EU, as reported by European Pravda Details: Chentsov stressed that the current temporary protection mechanism for Ukrainians in the EU will be extended until March 2027. "We expect the EU Council to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians, and we assume that this extension will be until March 2027," he said. Chentsov noted that the European Commission's decision was influenced by "the security situation in Ukraine, which, unfortunately, is not improving". Quote: "It is important to consider that about half of the Ukrainians under temporary protection in the EU are women, and around a third are children, that is, vulnerable categories. The EU, the European Commission and the member states are treating this situation responsibly." Details: Chentsov said that discussions are ongoing in the EU about what to do in two years when the directive on temporary protection expires. He also reported that next week, Oleksii Chernyshov, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Unity, will visit Brussels for talks with Magnus Brunner, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, as well as with other European officials specifically on "finding a common approach to this issue". "We will raise the question of how the European Commission and the member states will support the return of our citizens – those who are ready to return – if the security situation allows," Chentsov said. Following consultations with the Ukrainian side, the European Commission is expected to communicate its vision of how the EU Temporary Protection Directive might conclude after March 2027. Background: The EU Council previously extended temporary protection for Ukrainians until March 2026. As of 31 March 2025, just over 4.26 million people who are not EU citizens and fled Ukraine due to Russia's full-scale invasion were granted temporary protection in the European Union. Earlier, it was reported that the EU is also considering the possibility of granting them other statuses to extend their stay in the European Union. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
