Iran Press/ Europe: After long speculation about tensions between Russia and Ukraine, on February 24, Russian troops launched military operations in Ukraine and have so far advanced in various parts of the country.
The parties talked about the increase of security assistance to Ukraine amid the conflict with Russia and the post-war reconstruction, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted.
The Ukrainian leader also said he informed von der Leyen about the provision of the completed European Union (EU) questionnaire, which is a step toward Ukraine's EU integration.
For her part, the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen tweeted that in their talks, the sides touched upon financial and security assistance for Kyiv and Ukraine's replies to the questionnaire on EU membership.
According to Xinhua, on Monday, Zelensky handed over the questionnaire to achieve his country's candidate status for the EU membership to the EU Ambassador to Ukraine, Matti Maasikas.
Von der Leyen handed over a questionnaire to Zelensky during her visit to Kyiv on April 8.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.6 percent amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, down by 0.8 percentage point from January projection, according to its newly released World Economic Outlook report.
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