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4th Jun 2023

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Zelensky signs application for Ukraine to join EU

Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelensky, currently in Kyiv while leading his country's resistance to the Russian invasion, has been pictured on Twitter signing Ukraine's official bid to become an EU member state. EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday: "They [Ukraine] are one of us and we want them in." Sandbags were visible in the photo, with Kyiv reportedly under aerial attack on Monday.

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