Ukraine can only join EU after war, says incoming German chancellor

Designated German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has stated that Ukraine will be able to become a member of the EU or NATO only after the war is over.

Source: Merz in an interview with German newspaper Handelsblatt; Radio Liberty's Ukrainian Service

Quote: "Ukraine is a major European country, but it's a European country in a state of war."

Details: A country at war cannot become a member of NATO or the European Union, the politician said.

He emphasised that the commitment to join the European Union and the prospect of NATO membership remain intact.

"But for both of these events to happen, the war must first end," Merz said.

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