Ukraine war: EU chief promises speedy start for Ukraine's membership at meeting in Kyiv

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Ukraine will get the green light to begin its membership process for the European Union within weeks, the European Commission president has signalled.

Ursula von der Leyen handed Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky with the official questionnaire to kick off its long-sought membership of the bloc on Friday.

The questionnaire is the formal process for the Commission to assess the readiness of Ukraine to move forward with the accession process, ahead of being granted candidate country status and opening accession negotiations.

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