EU leaders met with Zelensky/Photo from the press service of the OP
On June 16, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis arrived in Kyiv. These leaders can influence the positions of the entire European Union.
Oleg Sahakyan, a political scientist, told Channel 24 about this. According to him, this is an important visit for Ukraine.
Sahakyan emphasized that the key message of European leaders is that all these countries support Ukraine's candidacy for EU membership
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“The visit of the leaders means that they agreed on this support among themselves. The visit is also important for its symbolism. It means large-scale support for Ukraine by key European countries,” the expert stressed.
In his opinion, Paris and Berlin wanted to show that they are the decision-making center in Europe. This is actually a counterbalance to the statements of Britain, which constantly supports Ukraine.
Sahakyan noted that everyone remained with their positives – Scholz, Macron, Draghi and Iohannis found their internal political electoral points, and Ukraine received symbolic support.
From these European politicians, Ukraine received a clear statement of support for Ukraine's candidacy for EU membership. I think that in the near future Ukraine will see, in particular, a change in the position of the Netherlands and Denmark in support. – he said.
The expert added that although Germany's influence on these countries is not formally declared anywhere, it is present.
Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Mario Draghi testified in Kyiv that they support granting Ukraine candidate EU membership status. The same position is taken by Romania, whose President Klaus Iohannis joined the visit.
At the same time, Denmark and the Netherlands recently opposed Ukraine's candidacy for EU membership.
That's why President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Dutch prime ministers Rutte: “If you think there is no place for us in the EU, then you should say it clearly.”
Ukraine's accession to the EU: latest news
- President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is convinced that granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership is a historic decision for Europe. She believes that in the future this decision will be seen as correct and necessary.
- Ukraine will soon find out whether it will receive the status of an EU candidate. Brussels correspondent Rikard Jozwiak assumes that Ukraine and Moldova will receive such a status, while Georgia's application will remain pending.
- So, on Friday, June 17, the European Commission will provide a conclusion on the possible status of Ukraine. And next week the decision will be taken by the European Council.
- Earlier it was known that the big European countries were against granting Ukraine the candidate status. They are afraid of the Russians and do not want to go into open confrontation with them. In addition, they are concerned about the costs that need to be incurred for the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.
