Overview
- Ukraine's president said he held a phone call with European Council President António Costa focused on Kyiv's path into the European Union.
- Zelenskyy said Ukraine is preparing to open negotiation clusters, which are groups of EU policy chapters that must be opened and closed to join.
- He said the two reviewed recent moves in talks to end the war with Russia and discussed a U.S.-mediated prisoner exchange arrangement with Moscow.
- The president thanked the European Union for its support and said Russia will not break Europe's unity.
- Earlier this month, Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka said Ukraine aims to close most EU chapters within 12 to 18 months and expects talks with Hungary on opening clusters.