Northern Europe pushes EU to speed up Ukraine membership

We must continue our support with a clear position that a just peace must be possible for Ukraine,

the outgoing chancellor said as he headed into a summit of European Union leaders

We will now be able to do what we must as a big state in the middle of Europe,

he said

Of course it’s our intention to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position militarily and economically. We want peace to prevail but we get peace through strength and that means putting Ukraine in the strongest possible position to repel any prospects of the war beginning again,

Lammy said

What we want is an end to all fighting, not a period in which Putin is able to re-arm and go again,

the UK foreign secretary stressed

The time has come for ambitious and effective decisions in this regard,

the diplomats said

Reaffirming full and unequivocal committment to the EU membership perspective of Ukraine, we call for accelerating the accession process,

the message reads

Ukraine has shown a remarkable reform progress — now it is time for us to mobilize the efforts to help Ukraine make this happen,

the letter reads