Ukrainian Prez calls for EU membership

Kiev, Feb 27 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the European Union (EU) to grant Ukraine membership into the bloc.

"It is a crucial moment to close the long-standing discussion once and for all and decide on Ukraine's membership in the EU," Zelensky wrote on Twitter on Saturday.

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a "special military operation" in Ukraine, Xinhua news agency reported.

Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko said 198 Ukrain, including three children have been killed.

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