2023-12-15 14:05:00
In Ukraine, a deputy broke into a meeting and exploded three grenades. In addition to committing suicide, he has so far killed one person and injured 26 others, according to the Eastern European country’s National Police.
Local authorities’ security cameras captured all the action. The Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Post published the footage on Twitter/X.
❗️A video of a #Zakarpattia deputy detonating grenades has surfaced online.
The footage depicts a man entering a room during a meeting. A few seconds later, he retrieved grenades from his pockets and threw them on the floor, followed by subsequent explosions. pic.twitter.com/kvJ10kNBug
— KyivPost (@KyivPost) December 15, 2023
Serguei Bátrin was responsible for the attack. He was from the same Ukrainian party, Volodymyr Zelensky.
EU approves start of Ukraine accession negotiations
The grenade attack takes place in the face of the advance for Ukraine to join the European Union (EU). This week, bloc leaders agreed to open negotiations for the country’s accession to the group.
In a surprise announcement, European Council President and EU Summit President Charles Michel said leaders had decided to open accession negotiations with two countries. In addition to Ukraine, Moldova was mentioned.
Furthermore, Michel mentioned two other nations as possible future members of the economic bloc. On Twitter/X, he stated that the EU granted the status candidate for Georgia, in the Caucasus. According to him, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the Balkan Peninsula, will count on negotiations based on “compliance with the accession criteria”.
“A clear sign of hope for your people and for our continent”, concluded Michel.
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Ukraine, the EU and the war against Russia
The heads of state of European countries prepared for a two-day meeting. Support for Ukraine is at the top of the bloc’s agenda.
The meeting comes at a crucial time for Ukraine. After all, the president Volodymyr Zelensky travels the world in search of more help in the fight against the Russian invasion.
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Russia’s first actions took place in February 2022. In other words, the invasion of Ukrainian territory by Moscow’s troops has lasted almost two years.
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