Kyiv, Ukraine, May 23, 2026 (AFP) - Ukraine deserves full EU membership: Zelensky

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2026-05-23

Ukraine deserves full EU membership, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday, pointing out that his country was defending Europe by fighting off the Russian invasion. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pitched to make Kyiv an "associate member" without voting rights, for the duration of the lengthy negotiations before a complete accession, according to a letter to the bloc's leadership seen by AFP on Thursday. Zelensky, though, insiste......

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