Putin can’t have a veto on Ukraine’s EU membership: Parliament speaker Stefanchuk

Speaking Europe welcomes Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker and Chairperson of the Ukrainian Parliament. Elected in October 2021 – simply months earlier than Russia’s full-scale invasion – Stefanchuk is a seasoned political determine, an in depth ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky, and second in line to the presidency beneath Ukraine’s structure. A revered authorized scholar, he brings that experience to bear in discussing the authorized complexities surrounding the usage of frozen Russian belongings. We additionally look at Ukraine’s troublesome highway towards EU accession, its ongoing rule-of-law reforms, and what Kyiv wants most from its Western companions at this important time.

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