European Council President Charles Michel is confident that EU leaders will vote in favor of giving Ukraine a candidate status on Thursday. He said he was.
EU leaders gathered in Brussels will also discuss the impact of Russia's war in Ukraine on global food security and EU's economic, military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. It was planned.
The European Commission last week recommended the status of EU candidates for Ukraine and its small neighbor, Moldova.
Candidate status is just the first step in joining a group of 27 members. Ukraine must meet political and economic conditions, such as meeting standards for democratic principles. Diplomats say it can take up to 10 years to complete this process.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a nightly video speech that he would talk to 11 European Union leaders on Wednesday about his candidacy for Ukraine and make another call on Thursday. Earlier, he said he was optimistic about joining the EU and believed that all 27 EU countries would support Ukraine's candidate status.
Zelenskyy said Russia had carried out "massive airstrikes and artillery" in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, adding that Russia's goal was "to phase out the entire Donbas." rice field.
Ukrainian leaders demanded faster weapon delivery to help his army match the army from Russia.
Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleh Synehavov said on Wednesday that artillery in the residential area of Kharkiv or other towns in the region continued unabated.
"There is no disappointment with the bombardment of civilians by Russian occupiers," he wrote in the Telegram messaging app. "This is evidence that we cannot expect the same scenario as Chernihiv and Kyiv that Russian troops will withdraw under pressure."
Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksii Arrestovich said in a video speech. The Russian army has attacked Harkiu "for the purpose of terrorizing the population", forcing Ukraine to divert its troops, Reuters reported.
Microsoft reported on Wednesday that Russian intelligence has made multiple efforts to hack the computer networks of its Ukrainian allies.
"The cyber aspects of the current war extend far beyond Ukraine and reflect the unique nature of cyberspace,"Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a report. 28}.
The Russian embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment, Reuters reported. In the past, Moscow denied conducting foreign cyber-spy missions, saying it "contradictions to Russia's foreign policy principles."
Microsoft reports that Ukrainian entities have been attacked by Russian state-sponsored hacking groups since the conflict began four months ago. Researchers have found that 128 organizations in 42 countries other than Ukraine have also been targeted by the same group in hacking focused on espionage.
Researchers have found that nearly two-thirds of cyber-spy targets are associated with NATO member states.
Some information was provided by The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse.