His comments come as both Kyiv and Moscow try to advance their interests on the battlefield.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed EU “associate membership” for Ukraine, allowing non-voting participation in EU institutions and meetings, to support stalled peace talks…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a letter to EU leaders that a German proposal to grant Ukraine “associate” membership of the European Union

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken out against Germany’s proposal for Ukraine to have "associate EU membership" without voting rights.

Presidente da Ucrânia pede adesão “de forma plena e significativa” para o país que está “a defender a Europa” ao combater a Rússia.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed that Ukraine become an ‘associate member’ of the EU, as a kind of preliminary step towards full membership.

His comments come as both Kyiv and Moscow try to advance their interests on the battlefield.

Germany’s Friedrich Merz suggested interim step of associate membership without voting rights

The comments come after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed creating an interim "associate" form of EU membership for Ukraine and other candidate countries while they wait…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insists that Ukraine must become a full member of the EU and rejected the idea of “associate membership”.

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

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected a proposal by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to grant Kyiv a non-voting "associate membership". Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine's EU presence…

The time is right to move forward with Ukraine’s membership in a full and meaningful way, Zelensky said

In his daily address, he said that "without Ukraine, there can be no fully-fledged European project, and Ukraine's presence in the EU must also be complete -- with full rights."