Ukraine's Zelenskyy insists on full EU membership, rebuffs Merz

Rejection of piecemeal membership of the bloc is rebuke to Berlin compromise offer

Ukraine deserves full EU membership, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday, pointing out that his country was defending Europe by fighting off the Russian invasion.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pitched a plan to make Kyiv an “associate member” without voting rights, for the duration of the lengthy negotiations before a complete accession, according to a letter to the bloc’s leadership seen by AFP on Thursday.

Zelenskyy, though, insisted on full EU membership for his country.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy insists on full EU membership, rebuffs Merz | Euractiv

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