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

Talking Europe welcomes Ruslan Stefanchuk, speaker and president of the Ukrainian parliament. Elected in October 2021 – A few months before Russia’s large -scale invasion – Stefanchuk is a seasoned political figure, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky, and second in accordance with the presidency under the Constitution of Ukraine. A respected legal researcher, he brings this expertise in the discussion of legal complexities surrounding the use of frozen Russian assets. We also examine the difficult route from Ukraine to EU membership, its laws in progress and what kyiv is most needed by its Western partners at this critical moment.



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