Vladimir Zelensky's working visit to Germany. File photoMOSCOW, June 13The current situation in Ukraine should not become a criterion for EU accession, writes the Tagesspiegel newspaper. On the contrary, this is rather a reason to be careful,» the article says. Serbia has long had candidate status and is negotiating membership. According to the author of the article, it would be wrong to let Ukraine go ahead. Candidate countries should take the initiative on their own. This is not only about domestic political reforms, but also about the reorientation of the value system and geopolitical course. «This should awaken a competitive spirit in the applicants: let's see which of them will move faster to join,» he concluded.
Europe is thinking about how to refuse Ukraine without becoming an «agent of the Kremlin»Earlier, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, during a trip to Kyiv, said that the EC would formulate an opinion that whether Ukraine should be a candidate for EU membership by the end of next week. Zelensky on February 28 signed an application for Ukraine's accession to the European Union. Von der Leyen, while visiting Kyiv in April, gave Zelensky a questionnaire to start negotiations on joining the European Union. The EC is currently evaluating Ukraine's responses and, as previously reported, it is expected to present its recommendations on the possibility of granting Ukraine candidate status to EU leaders in the near future. jpg» /> Macron gathered in Kyiv: the French will pay for the escalation of the crisis
