KYIV, Ukraine, May 10, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Ukraine's foreign minister said Tuesday that its membership in the European Union was a question of "war and peace" on the continent.

"I want to emphasise that Ukraine's membership in the EU is a matter of war and peace in Europe," Dmytro Kuleba told a press conference.

"One of the reasons that this war started is that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin was convinced that Europe doesn't need Ukraine."