Zelenski emphasizes that Ukraine will no longer be a "border between orcs and elves" after obtaining candidate status

MADRID, 24 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky stressed on Friday that Ukraine will no longer be "a border between orcs and elves" after the Twenty-seven granted the country the status of a candidate to join the European Union.

"Now it is recognized: Ukraine is not a bridge, it is not a buffer zone between Europe and Asia, nor a sphere of influence, nor a gray or transit zone. Nor is it a border between orcs and elves," he asserted.

Thus, he has clarified that Ukraine will be "a future partner for the Twenty-seven like any other of the countries" that make up the community bloc and has expressed that the status of candidate is a "new volume in the history of European integration".

"This status is not just a new step, it is a new peak. It is not a new paragraph, not a new page. It is a whole new volume, and we are now starting to write it," he asserted before clarifying that Ukraine "will become member of the EU in the future," according to the Ukrinform news agency.

In addition, he stressed that the changes that are taking place in Ukraine are being introduced "for us" and "not for others". "We implement reforms not because someone demands them but because we believe in them. Ukraine not only seeks to join the European family but to return to it," he said.

Zelensky took the opportunity to recall that in 2014 the Ukrainian people defended their European future.