MOSCOW, Jun 17 Discussing Ukraine's status as an EU candidate is not an act of good Ukrainians, not a recognition of the real merits of Ukraine, but a purely military act, said Konstantin Kosachev, Vice Speaker of the Federation Council. «The European Commission recommended granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership. achieving the stability of institutions that guarantee democracy, the rule of law, human rights, respect and protection of minorities,» the politician wrote in his Telegram channel.Yesterday, 13:43 The senator called the status of an EU candidate for Ukraine and Moldova a PR effectSo why is it so urgent to promise the coveted candidacy to Ukraine, although many EU leaders still have doubts about its compliance with all the criteria. Not to mention the fact that this is a frank spit on the whole “queue” in the EU, Kosachev noted. “The answer was given by the President of Ukraine (Vladimir) Zelensky himself in his spontaneous reaction to the decision of the EC: “This is the first step towards EU membership, which, of course, , will bring our victory closer. «That is, this is not an action for the benefit of Ukrainians, not a recognition of the real merits of Ukraine, but a purely military act,» the senator stressed. According to Kosachev, European officials do not hide this either. So, French President Emmanuel Macron said that this war will change the course of European history. Vice-President of the European Commission Vera Yurova, in turn, said that Brussels should «look at Ukraine a little differently than at states that are in a state of peace,» and the candidacy would be «a strong … incentive for the Ukrainian people,» he recalled. namely, the same (head of the European Commission Ursula) von der Leyen popularly explained: the whole world is watching how Ukrainians are ready to die for the European dream. Like this: the candidacy is an incentive for Ukrainians to die for Europe, «the politician noted. the support of his Western fan club to some extent managed to «push through» the resistance of skeptics and opponents of the immediate granting of candidate status to Ukraine, in fact — «a very worrying sign, if not a sign of his desperate situation,» Kosachev said. «In fact, this is an admission that neither he himself (which is not surprising), nor even his European partners (which is new) no longer believe in the desire of Ukrainians to die for the current Kyiv regime. And only the European perspective (very vague and subject to a lot of conditions) is the only a way to motivate people to continue to die at the front,” he wrote. According to the senator, “this is a moral verdict of the government, which is waging, perhaps, the first war in history for dependence and lack of freedom.” In addition, this is a brilliant description of those European values and standards, to the embodiment of which now, it turns out, Ukraine is so close. «Those who bombard their citizens for not wanting to lose their rights and their culture are now promised candidacy on an accelerated basis,» the legislator wrote. Yesterday, 15:10 Kyiv's decision to introduce visas for Russians is bewildering, source said
