“A real history week beginsSelensky announced in his daily video speech that Ukraine would have “the European Union’s answer to the question of candidate status”.

“Since 1991, Ukraine has had as few decisive decisions as we are waiting for today,” he added, adding that he was “convinced that a positive response would be in Europe’s full interest.”

The European Commission (EC) last Friday recommended to the Council that Ukraine be given the status of a candidate country for entry into the European Union, “assuming action in a number of areas.”

“We have a clear message: yes, Ukraine deserves a European perspective, yes, Ukraine should be welcomed as a candidate country“This was announced by the President of the European Commission Ursula von Der Lane in Brussels.

Portugal will follow the advice of the European Commission to grant this status to Ukraine, which was announced by Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa last Friday after a one-day hearing with parliamentary-represented parties on the issue.

The European Union (EU) will meet on Thursday and Friday to decide whether to formally grant Ukraine candidate entry status, with a unanimous vote of 27.

Recent combat data

Until then, “We expect Russia to intensify its offensive this week“, Alert Volodymyr Selensky.”We are ready“, He added.

The Ukrainian leader said The Russians are reorganizing their forces to Kharkiv (northeast) and Zaporizhia (south).. And added: “They are still bombing our fuel infrastructure“.

“Let us respond to these attacksSelensky acknowledged the “substantial losses”. “Our army is resisting,” he said.

“(The Russians) attempted a breakthrough in the Toshikovka region, which was partially successful, but our artillery worked, and we can say that the previous attempt was unsuccessful.“Said Sergei Guide, the governor of the eastern Lugansk region.

In Lisichansk, there are signs of preparations for a street fight, with soldiers digging trenches and erecting barbed wire fences and police burning vehicles on the streets to prevent Russian troops from advancing.

The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday claimed to have seized metalcaine outside Severodonetsk and crashed into a factory in the southern Mykoliv, destroying “ten M777 155mm howitzers and up to 20 armored vehicles. West.”