President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola has assured that European Union fully supports Ukraine's ambitions to be a candidate country and will provide assistance in rebuilding cities and villages after the end of the war, Report informs, citing Ukrinform.
"The European Union recognizes your country's European ambitions and your aspirations to be a candidate country for accession, and you can count on the European Parliament's full support in achieving this goal," Metsola said.
She stressed that Russia's encroachment on Ukraine, its freedom, and territory is an encroachment on the whole of Europe and the rules-based world order.
The head of the European Parliament also assured that European partners would make every effort to help Ukraine after the war to rebuild cities and villages that had suffered devastating blows.