Newsweek: Ukraine's Hopes of Joining EU Crushed as France, Germany Resist
Chancellor Olaf Scholz addressed the Bundestag (German parliament) on Thursday and expressed support for Ukraine but warned that there are "no shortcuts" on the road to membership of the economic bloc.
His comments appear to reiterate remarks made by French President Emmanuel Macron on May 10 in which the newly re-elected leader of France said Ukrainian membership could take "decades."
"There are no shortcuts on the way to the EU," Scholz told the Bundestag, arguing that carving out an exception for Ukraine would be unfair to other countries, specifically highlighting several Balkan nations.
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Update #1: Ukraine blocked from speedy entrance to EU by France and Germany (NYPost)
Update #2: 'No shortcuts' to Ukraine EU membership - Olaf Scholz (Times of Malta/AFP)
WNU Editor: Ukraine has condemned this decision .... Ukraine slams 'second-class treatment' after Scholz dashes Kyiv's hopes of quick EU membership (Euronews).
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