European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has dashed Ukraine’s hopes of joining the EU and NATO anytime soon, estimating that it will take at least two decades before the former Soviet state is a member of either.
“Ukraine will definitely not be able to become a member of the EU in the next 20-to-25 years, and not of NATO either,” Juncker said during a speech in the Netherlands, Radio Liberty reports.
The European politician did not explain why Ukraine was so far from membership but he made the claim while reassuring Dutch voters that despite new moves to bring Kiev closer to …read more
Source: Newsweek
