French President Emmanuel Macron believes Ukraine will be granted candidate status next week, with the president’s visit to Kyiv, together with the leaders of Germany and Italy, set to unite Europe behind this decision. “Earlier, there were different positions in Europe, so I thought it was appropriate and useful
While European leaders have poured cold water on Ukraine’s ambitious hope of a quick ascension to the EU, efforts continue to bring the eastern nation closer to achieving its long-awaited goal. Ever since Russia unleashed its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky and his top officials have repeatedly
The leaders of France and Germany tried to push Ukraine to comply with the Russian spin of the Minsk Agreements during their recent visits to Kyiv, sources in the Ukrainian government and foreign emissaries told the Kyiv Independent. The diplomatic efforts to resolve the ongoing security crisis came as Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron is concluding his two-day diplomatic spree with what seems to be little result. The Minsk Agreements are the only way to stop the war in Ukraine and halt Russia's ongoing military build up, Macron said during his joint press conference with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in the op-ed section are those of the authors. The French habit of being fashionably late is at best irritating, at worst dangerous when war is at stake. In his address to the European Parliament on Jan. 19, Macron urged the European Union to
