Germany working to accelerate Ukraine's accession to EU – Merz

Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz said this at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Sunday, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "We want to accelerate Ukraine's accession to the European Union. We want this process to move faster, and we are working toward this in Brussels," Merz said. He noted that Ukraine's European perspective was also discussed during his talks with the Zelensky in Kyiv. He added that Ukraine is working on reforms in the areas of the rule of law and the fight against corruption. "I very much welcome the fact that the president once again assured us of this. These reforms are important for the disbursement of further financial assistance.