German Chancellor Olaf ScholzMOSCOW, 19 Jun. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, during his visit to Kyiv, sent a hidden message to Ukraine about its accession to the European Union, writes Welt.
«While Macron and Draghi talk about the 'path' that has now begun for Kyiv, Scholz talks about the 'path full of prerequisites',» the publication says. 
The French saw an important hint in Putin's words about Ukraine in the EUThe chancellor believes that Ukraine must change to be accepted into the EU: fight corruption, build a functioning rule of law and liberalize its economy. In his opinion, the EU itself still needs to change, namely, to introduce the majority principle for making important decisions, instead of the current unanimity.
Scholz's office said that only a fundamentally reformed union will be able to expand.Thus, the chancellor will not makes false promises to Ukraine, summarized in the material. and Moldova the status of candidates for the European Union. The final decision will be made by EU leaders on June 23-24. Croatia was the last country to join the European Union in 2013.
The process of considering her application lasted ten years. This is not the only such example. Thus, Albania received candidate status back in 2014, but has not yet joined the EU. Turkey was granted this status back in 1999, but it also did not join the European Union.