European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv on Friday presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with
paperwork for his country to join the European Union.
Handing over a document at a joint press conference, she said: "This is where your path towards the European Union begins."
"We stand ready to support you in filling out this questionnaire," von der Leyen said, adding: "It will not be, as usual, a matter of years, but rather a matter of weeks" to complete this step.
The questionnaire, she explained, forms
the basis of an opinion that gets passed on to the European Council.
Von der Leyen said she intended to, "present Ukraine's application to the [European] Council this summer."
During the joint press conference von der Leyen said: "Russia will descend in economic, financial and technological decay while Ukraine is marching towards a European future."