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06/17/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/17/2026 02:47

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová: “It is very important for the world to see that Ukraine has its own cards to play. Ukraine is not losing the way Russian[...]

Monday, June 15, was an eventful day for Ukraine, with a bittersweet aftertaste. First, there was a massive nighttime attack by Russia-with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones, damage to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra cathedral, and dozens of dead and wounded.

But in the evening, wonderful news arrived: all European Union countries agreed to open the first cluster of negotiations on Ukraine and Moldova's accession to the bloc.

Read the full interview of the EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová to "Censor.NET"

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