German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Ukraine cannot join the European Union (EU) while it's still in a state of war, APA reports.
"A country such as Ukraine, which is at war, cannot become a member of the EU," he told reporters following the European Union summit. "However, it could become an associate member of the EU and later a full member of the union," the chancellor said. He noted that such a step would not require amendments to the EU treaties.