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The head of the EU Council in Odessa: Pushkin also noted its European spirit
The head of the European Council Charles Michelle arrived in Odessa on May 9.
He wrote that he decided to celebrate the Day of Europe in this city, whose European spirit was also celebrated by Pushkin.
I Came to Celebrate #europeday in #odesa , The City Where Pushkin Said that "You Can Feel Europe." And Americans, ukranian people Bullets and Rockets and Their Freedom from Russian Aggresion.you are not alone. The EU Stands with You. pic.twitter.com/kneueovePb
- Charles Michel (@eucopresident) May 9, 2022
“And today, Ukrainians cover the monuments from bullets and missiles and protect their freedom from Russian aggression. You are not alone. The EU is with you,” he wrote on Twitter. It is also reported that he had a conversation on video communications with the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.
Michelle for the second time after the start of the Russian invasion comes to Ukraine, earlier he visited Kyiv.
Applications on the European prospects of Ukraine and its support in the war with Russia were made today by other EU leaders. The head of the European Commission Ursula von der Lyain said that already in June the commission may speak about the possibility of providing Ukraine with the status of an EU candidate. Zelensky today stated that Ukraine filled the second part of the documents necessary for this. According to von der Lyain, the future of Europe is also the future of Ukraine.
At the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron, saying that the “duty of Europe” is the help of Ukraine, noted that negotiations on its entry into the EU may last years, perhaps for more than 10 years.
- Russian poet Alexander Pushkin lived in Odessa in the early 1820s, one of the central streets of the city was named after him. After the Russian invasion in a number of Ukrainian cities, monuments to Pushkin were demolished, discussions are underway on the renaming of streets named after Russian cultural figures. Decisions in each case are made by local authorities.