Volodymyr Zelensyy is on a work trip today. In Lviv, he met the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola.
During a conversation with her, he said that Kiev wants to start negotiations on EU membership this year.
In addition, the President of Ukraine called on the head of the European Parliament to increase the pressure of sanctions on the Russian Federation. According to him, the restrictions that are now imposed on Russia are not enough.
Earlier it became known that the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, appreciated the publications that the German company Rheinmetall was negotiating the construction of a plant in Ukraine. It would be able to produce up to 400 modern tanks per year.