Ukraine is hoping to obtain weeks candidate USA’s reputation for becoming a member of the European Union, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday as he met with the EU’s envoy to Ukraine in Kyiv.

Zelensky surpassed the envoy, Matti Maasikas, in volumes in response to a membership questionnaire brought through European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in the course of her go-to Ukraine this month.

“We believe that we will receive support for this work, become a candidate for admission, and then the next final stage will begin,” Zelensky told Maasikas, according to a video of the meeting on social media.

“We really believe that this procedure will take place in the coming weeks,” he said, adding that “our people … mentally have been in Europe for a long time”.

Zelensky’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak said that Ukraine was hoping to receive candidate status following a summit of EU leaders in June.

“Next, accession negotiations should begin, which should take place under an accelerated procedure.

“Ukraine will be in the EU,” he wrote.

Ukraine has ramped up its bid to sign up for the European Union for the reason that Russian forces invaded on February 24.

EU leaders have voiced support for Ukraine’s goals but have now not committed to any timetable and have expressed skepticism approximately dashing up a system that usually takes years.