Ukraine calls for EU membership

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the European Union (EU) to grant Ukraine membership into the union.

"It is a crucial moment to close the long-standing discussion once and for all and decide on Ukraine's membership in the EU," Zelensky wrote on Twitter on Saturday, reported Xinhua.

Zelensky in another twitter post wrote that he had telephone conversation with Andrzej Duda and discussed about Ukraine membership.

“In a phone conversation, I thanked @AndrzejDuda for his personal leadership in granting Ukraine membership in the #EU,” Zelensky wrote, adding that the concrete daily assistance of Poland to his country is also invaluable.