Ukraine has stated that it expects the European Union to not impose further or extreme calls for throughout talks on EU monetary help and Ukraine's membership negotiations.

Supply: Zelenskyy talking on the ceremonial opening of Cyprus' presidency of the Council of the EU in Nicosia on 7 January, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Ukraine doesn’t need the EU to set extreme circumstances in trade for monetary help.

"This can be a presidency from which all of us count on an ideal deal," Zelenskyy stated of Cyprus' presidency of the Council of the EU, which can final from 1 January to 30 June 2026.

Zelenskyy stated that above all, Ukraine hopes that it is going to be throughout Cyprus' presidency that the implementation of the monetary help bundle for Ukraine – which he described as a bundle that "strengthens our resilience, and with it the resilience of all of Europe" – will start.

Quote: "We want a sensible mechanism that can permit these funds to genuinely assist Ukraine. This mechanism should, after all, be designed to not create issues, however to scale back the challenges we’re already dealing with."

Extra particulars: Zelenskyy added that Ukraine "is doing all the pieces it must do within the negotiation course of".

Quote: "We count on that no further or extreme calls for might be made from Ukraine.

We’re grateful for what the president [Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides] stated: we should always goal to open the negotiating clusters for Ukraine and for our mates, Moldova, concurrently throughout your presidency, and this can be a sturdy and optimistic ambition."

Background:

• Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has promised that Cyprus will make help for Ukraine a precedence of its presidency of the Council of the EU, which started on 1 January.
• On 7 January, Zelenskyy held a bilateral assembly with Christodoulides in Nicosia, at which they mentioned the opening of negotiating clusters for Ukraine, sanctions in opposition to Russia, and Cyprus' participation in programmes supporting Ukraine.
• It has additionally been reported that the European Fee and the Council of the EU are working to finalise the authorized framework for offering Ukraine with a €90 billion mortgage over the following two years.

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