Joining the EU would likely take Ukraine decades, Macron says

Emmanuel Macron, President of France

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# 09 May 2022 17:23 (UTC +04:00)

In an address to the European Parliament on Monday, President Emmanuel Macron of France said Europe would “do everything so that Ukraine can hold on and Russia can never win.” He warned against escalating the conflict, saying European nations should not be tempted by “humiliation or the spirit of revenge," APA reports citing RIA Novosti.

Macron ruled out Ukraine joining the European Union in the short term. He said joining the EU would likely take Ukraine decades, “unless we decide to lower the standards of this membership and therefore to completely rethink the unity of our Europe.”

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