EU and Ukrainian flags on the European Parliament building in Brussels, Belgium. File photoBERLIN, Jun 2 German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock advocated granting Ukraine the status of a candidate member of the European Union, but noted that the process would not be quick, and «there will be no discounts.»
&# 34; We cannot now slam the door in front of Ukraine's face. It is not enough to say "you are part of Europe", but you need to say "you are part of the EU", she also said at the WDR international forum.
At the same time At the time, the diplomat argues that the process should not be bureaucratized. «We must clearly realize that this is a historic moment,» Burbock added. On February 28, Volodymyr Zelensky signed an application for Ukraine's accession to the European Union. The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, during a visit to Kyiv in April, gave Zelensky a questionnaire to start negotiations on joining the organization. In May, Zelenskiy said he held a video conference with Ursula von der Leyen and «showed» her the second part of the completed questionnaire for Ukraine's accession to the European Union. />Zelensky said that Ukraine «de facto has already become part of the EU»