Russia-Ukraine (March 24): Zelenskyy Asks EU Leaders for Quick Membership

Russia-Ukraine (March 24): Zelenskyy Asks EU Leaders for Quick Membership
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 15, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP
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The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, March 24. Click here for updates from March 23.

Zelenskyy Asks EU Leaders for Quick Membership

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked EU leaders for working together to support Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia, including Germany’s decision to block Russia from delivering natural gas to Europe through the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

But he lamented that these steps weren’t taken earlier, saying there was a chance Russia would have thought twice about invading.