Monday, June 15, was an eventful day for Ukraine, with a bittersweet aftertaste. First, there was a massive nighttime attack by Russia—with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones, damage to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra cathedral, and dozens of dead and wounded. But in the evening, wonderful news arrived: all European Union countries agreed to open the first cluster of negotiations on Ukraine and...

Katarína Mathernová spoke with Ukrinform to take stock of the current stage of Ukraine’s European integration and outline the next steps that are critically necessary to realize Ukrainians’ long-standing aspiration for EU membership. Read the full interview