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Charles Michel: Ukraine will become EU member despite Kremlin’s threats.

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Charles Michel, the president of the European Council, said on Feb. 3 that Ukraine would become a member of the European Union despite the Kremlin's threats, online newspaper Yevropeiska Pravda reported.

He said at a Ukraine-EU summit in Kyiv that the EU would support Kyiv in all possible ways.

Michel added that Ukraine's future is within the European Union.

Ursula von der Leyen said on Feb. 2 that the EU ”stands by Ukraine as firmly as ever.”

Ukraine officially received EU candidate status in June 2022 but talks on its accession have not begun yet.

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