'Prove that you are with us' - Zelenskyy calls on EU to grant Ukraine membership so 'light will win over darkness'

'Our people are motivated, we are fighting for our freedom, for our lives, and we are fighting for survival. This is the highest motivation.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was appearing virtually before the European Parliment. File Picture: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on European Union to grant Ukraine membership to the bloc so "light will win over darkness".

President Zelenskyy and the Speaker of the Ukrainian Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, addressed the European Parliament remotely this morning, calling on the bloc to intervene to ensure peace in Europe.