German Foreign Ministry says Ukraine will become part of the EU in the near future

German Foreign Ministry says Ukraine will become part of the EU in the near future

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German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock said that Ukraine will soon join the EU, emphasizing that this is a geopolitically beneficial step for which Germany will increase its support.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock said that Ukraine will become a part of the EU in the near future. She said this at the congress of the Union-90/Green party in Karlsruhe. Bild reports, according to UNN.

It is obvious that Ukraine will strengthen the EU in the near future. Ukraine's accession to the European Union is in our geopolitical interests. That is why we will not only continue our support for Ukraine, but also increase it,

- she said.

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Earlier, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the EU would support Ukraine "as long as it takes." According to her, about 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been trained in the EU countries. In addition, von der Leyen noted that the EU will soon present a plan to use the frozen assets of the Russian Federation to help Ukraine.

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