Ukraine’s Zelensky to address MEPs on 1,000th day of war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to address European lawmakers remotely in a special plenary session on Tuesday, marking 1,000 days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of his country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Photo: EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will make a statement at the beginning of the extraordinary session, after which Zelensky will address MEPs via live video link from Ukraine.

It's been nearly 1,000 days since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, but the European Parliament continues to stand with Ukraine.

Check out our timeline for an overview of how the EU and the Parliament have been supporting Ukraine this year: https://t.co/cfkFmyhN8a pic.twitter.com/UnTpuPdeXf

— European Parliament (@Europarl_EN) November 17, 2024

Political group leaders will then follow, according to an announcement.

On Tuesday at 11am CET, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address MEPs from Ukraine in a special plenary session, marking 1000 days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of his country.https://t.co/6rNdpWXkUR

— European Parliament (@Europarl_EN) November 18, 2024

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24 2022, the EU has strongly supported the country by condemning Russia’s aggression, imposing sanctions and stepping up its political, humanitarian, military and financial aid to Kyiv, according to the European Parliament.

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began 1,000 days ago. Since the beginning, the European Parliament has stood with Ukraine and will continue to stand with them for as long as it takes.

Tomorrow, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address Parliament. pic.twitter.com/YJJaTngZLQ

— European Parliament (@Europarl_EN) November 18, 2024

The EU parliament has also been a fervent supporter of Ukraine’s efforts to join the EU and has repeatedly called on EU member states to launch accession talks, the EU legislature said on its website.

 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) during a voting session in Strasbourg, France, last year. Photo: EPA/JULIEN WARNAND

In addition, MEPs have firmly stated that Russia must compensate financially for the destruction it has caused in Ukraine, arguing that the EU should make use of Moscow’s confiscated state-owned assets to facilitate this, the europarl.europa.eu website said.

Last month, European lawmakers backed plans to offer Ukraine a loan of up to EUR 35 billion to be repaid with future revenues from frozen Russian assets.

MEPs have approved a loan of up to €35 billion to Ukraine, to be repaid with future revenues from frozen Russian assets.

Check out the press release for details: https://t.co/Hatt2D51aN pic.twitter.com/BGgnb8AR1v

— European Parliament (@Europarl_EN) October 22, 2024

In October last year, European lawmakers approved a EUR 50 billion facility, in the form of grants and loans, to support Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction amid Russia's invasion.

Russia invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on February 24, 2022, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.

Monday is day 999 of Russia's war on Ukraine.

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Source: europarl.europa.eu