Ukraine will start negotiations on the next steps towards European Union membership on Monday, December 18, states Olha Stefanishyna, Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine. “I want to assure you that literally 15 minutes after the decision was adopted, I received a call from the European Commission. Already on Monday, December 18, we will be holding negotiations on the next steps,” she states. Stefanishyna adds that there is a work plan in place. “But now, of course, we will take into account the geopolitical chessboard and determine the timeline based on that,” the Vi…