Ukraine should start EU entry talks 'this year' — Zelensky

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday his war-torn country deserved to start EU accession talks already "this year".

"I believe that Ukraine deserves to start negotiations on EU membership this year," Zelensky said Thursday evening, speaking ahead of the high-profile EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv on Friday. -- Agence France-Presse