President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the law on national communities, he said in a video message on Friday.

“And today, I signed an important law regarding national communities. We've implemented another criterion for our European integration. Additional guarantees for national communities in Ukraine, additional guarantees for our movement toward the European Union. We continue our work in implementing the recommendations of the European Commission,” he said.

He also noted that he had held “a preparatory meeting regarding the next week – political work and our steps together with the European Union.”

“We use every day to add substance to the preparation for the decision to start negotiations on our country's accession to the European Union. We understand the time limits and political steps clearly,” Zelenskyy stated.