Germany and France are ‘crucial’ to Ukraine when they prevent Kiev from doing this

Addressing the German government on Thursday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that, although he supported Ukraine in its struggle against Russia, there was “no shortcut” to membership, Newsweek reported. believe.

“There are no shortcuts on the road to the EU. The process of joining the EU cannot depend on a few months or a few years,” Scholz told the German parliament.

Prime Minister Scholz said that allowing Ukraine to expedite the process would not be fair to other countries wanting to become an EU member.

French President Emmanuel Macron also agreed with the German leader. Mr Marcon added that Ukraine’s path to full EU membership could take “decades”.

“We all know well that the process of (Ukraine) joining the EU is really going to take years, maybe decades. That is true, unless we decide to lower the standards for accession,” said President Emmanuel Macron.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called on European countries to speed up the process of joining the EU for Ukraine.

However, President Macron suggested that Ukraine could become part of a “parallel European community” – a concept the French leader has promoted since his re-election.

Scholz is also pushing the EU to launch a reconstruction fund for Ukraine. They “have to start laying the groundwork for a fund funded by the EU and its partners,” Mr. Scholz said.

The European Commission is expected to issue a formal opinion on Ukraine’s membership by the end of June.