European Parliament president assures Ukraine will be officially recognized a candidate country

She said this at a joint briefing with Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, Ukrinform reports.

“The European Union recognizes your country’s European ambitions and your aspirations to be a candidate country for accession and you can count on the European Parliament’s full support in achieving this goal,” Metsola said.

She stressed that Russia's encroachment on Ukraine, its freedom and territory is an encroachment on whole Europe and the rules-based world order.

The head of the European Parliament also assured that European partners would make every effort to help Ukraine after the war to rebuild cities and villages that had suffered devastating blows from the aggressor.

As Ukrinform reported, on April 1, President of the European Parliament Robert Metsola arrived on an official visit to Kyiv, where she attended a plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada.

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