The Speaker of Parliament evokes a “historic moment”. “It was my dream. It has come true,” said Ruslan Stefanchuk, touched.
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Posted on 07/01/2022 10:15 AM Updated on 07/01/2022 11:00 AM
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To the applause of the deputies, he crossed the aisle of the plenary hall. The European Union flag was unfurled at the Ukrainian Parliament in Kyiv on Friday morning, July 1st.
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In a message posted on Twitter, the President of the Rada evokes a “historic moment”. “It was my dream. It has come true,” said Ruslan Stefanchuk, touched. Same emotions for the EU Ambassador to Ukraine Matti Maasikas, who published the video of the scene on social networks.
Moved to tears – the EU flag was brought into the plenary hall @ua_parliament. Stay. pic.twitter.com/qkZxfwjF7O
— Matti Maasikas (@MattiMaasikas) July 1, 2022
Shortly before, the President of the European Commission spoke to the Ukrainian MPs via video conference. “The road ahead of you will be long, but Europe will be with you every step of the way, no matter how long it takes, from those dark days of war to the moment you cross the threshold of our European Union” , promised Ursula von der Leyen. On 23rd June the heads of state and government of the 27 granted Ukraine EU candidate status.
In a historic moment! The European Union flag now in the Ukrainian Parliament It was my dream. It came true. And I add: the Verkhovna Rada deserves the EU flag both in color and in meaning pic.twitter.com/pQi6D1558u
—Ruslan Stefanchuk (@r_stefanchuk) July 1, 2022