OSCE Head Zbigniew Rau. File photoWARSAW, May 24.The head of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau called on Germany to support granting Ukraine candidate status for membership in the European Union.»We remember that in the name of good relations with Russia, Germany in 2008 blocked NATO expansion at the expense of Ukraine and Georgia,” Rau said at a press conference in Berlin on Tuesday. “We have no doubt that today Germany must take the lead in building a system of defense, security and peace in Europe. «Ukraine and is directed against Russia. We believe that Germany will take on such a role, helping Ukraine … and finally bringing it into the European Union, and now it will support the Ukrainian application for candidate status,» he said. «There is no alternative to this. Otherwise, it would have reached the point of doubt that Germany is trustworthy,» Rau concluded. Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolaenko said that Ukraine expects to receive the status of a candidate for joining the European Union in June, having enlisted the support of European countries. Clement Bon, Minister Delegate to the French Foreign Ministry for European Affairs, said that the process of Ukraine's accession to the EU could last 15-20 years. Candidate for candidates: why the EU is disowning Ukraine
