President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has praised the adoption of the law on politically exposed persons by the Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday which is important for the beginning of talks on EU membership.

"Today, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted the decision necessary to start negotiations with the European Union. The law on politically exposed persons has been adopted. I am waiting to sign the text of the law," he said in a video message on Tuesday evening.

According to the head of state, Ukraine's "task remains unchanged: to be ready to open negotiations on Ukraine's membership in the EU this year. We are doing the Ukrainian part of the job for this and we will complete it. We expect a political decision to start negotiations from the leaders of the EU countries."

Speaking about work with international financial institutions, Zelenskyy said that "their attention to Ukraine is important. And there is an important conclusion that many partners, different leaders and institutions have: global stability, global security, and the development of the global economy are directly linked to the fact that Russian aggression against Ukraine must end, end fairly – with the restoration of international order, with the full force of international law."