Ukraine’s application to become an EU member is being examined by the European Commission.
Ukraine is close to becoming the newest member of the European Union, as French Foreign Ministry announced that Ukraine’s application will be assessed by the European Commission in June.
In Russia’s eyes, if Ukraine were to join the European Union and not NATO, it would be considered the same consequences. Moscow had said that if Ukraine were to apply for NATO membership, that Russia would see severe consequence. A Russian deputy ambassador later said in an interview that Russia no longer sees much difference between NATO and the EU.
A Russian representative said in an interview that the EU and NATO are not dissimilar.
The German Foreign Minister wants Ukraine to become a full member of the European Union, however there will be no shortcuts for membership. Germany says it will reduce its imports of Russian energy to zero and that this will stay the same for all time.
EU wants to assess Ukraine’s potential membership
In order to combat the threat of global food shortage, the EU has proposed a plan to use solidarity lanes. The European Union will integrate Ukrainian and EU infrastructure, mobilizing 20 million metric tons of grain in the war-torn country. Thousands of trucks that are currently stuck on the border with Ukraine will be allowed passage through “solidarity lanes.” In order to help ensure more capacity for temporarily storing Ukrainian exports, the European Union has urged national authorities to apply flexibility.
