Zelensky said in his nightly video address on Monday that he and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal had held "a strategic meeting on the entire first half of the year in working with our neighbors in the European Union."
Zelensky added: "We discussed the details of planned intergovernmental cooperation with Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Bulgaria. The agreements that are already in place. The agreements we need to reach."
He further stated that "it was a very informative meeting" and that "leadership in the neighborhood policy is what gives leadership to the entire state policy."
Zelensky declared in his message: "And I am grateful to each of our neighbors – every country, every leader – who is inclined to have completely pragmatic and mutually beneficial relations, and endorses the implementation of our agreements. Productivity with every neighbor in the European Union is necessary."
He concluded: "I thank everyone in the world who helps! I thank everyone who works for the sake of Ukraine, for the sake of our warriors, so that our Defense and Security Forces of Ukraine have greater capabilities."
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, launching the largest military campaign in Europe since World War II.
Tuesday is day 706 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Source: ukrinform.net, president.gov.ua