Kyiv rejected the proposal to grant Ukraine “limited” membership in the EU

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky harshly criticized the German Chancellor's proposal to grant Kyiv the status of an "associated" member of the EU with limited rights.

“ There cannot be a full-fledged European project without Ukraine, and Ukraine’s place in the EU must also be full - full and equal ,” Zelensky wrote on his social networks.

According to him, “ it is important to open clusters ” of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the bloc. " It is important to make meaningful progress in the negotiations. It is important to work one hundred percent for the sake of security and for the sake of our people ," he added.

The day before, Merz proposed that Ukraine be granted the status of an “associate” member in the EU with limited rights at the first stage, POLITICO reports.

In response, Zelensky sent a letter to EU leaders claiming that Kiev is allegedly moving quickly along the path of reforms necessary for full membership in the EU, reports Reuters .

In this letter, the Ukrainian president emphasized that “ we are defending Europe - completely, not partially and not halfway .” “It would be unfair if Ukraine were present in the EU but remained silent,” he wrote, pointing out that