German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday there was no prospect of Ukraine's "immediate accession" to the EU, but suggested Kyiv could join meetings of the bloc's members without voting rights, APA reports.
Ukraine is pushing to speed up its bid to join the 27-nation European Union as it fights Russia's invasion on the battlefield.
"It is clear to everyone that an immediate accession of Ukraine to the EU is, of course, not possible," Merz said after an EU summit in Cyprus that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended.
"I also want to enable closer integration into the European institutions, for example through participation in European councils without voting rights," Merz added.
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