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Germany's Merz proposes radical shakeup of EU membership to give hope to Ukraine, Moldova, Western Balkans states

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on EU leaders to discuss a new additional membership status for Ukraine and other candidate countries to maintain momentum until they're full members of the bloc, in a letter seen by the Kyiv Independent dated May 18.

Ukraine has been a candidate country since 2022, but further progress on EU accession has been blocked for almost a year.

The letter notes that "the enlargement process takes much too long" and that "understandably, this creates frustration."

kyivindependent.com
u/KI_official — 20 hours ago

On May 18, Sec. Scott Bessent announced the third 30-day Russian oil waiver extension — after previously declaring the US "will not be renewing" it. This while Russia shares targeting intel with Iran against US forces & supplies Tehran with weapons & drones.

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u/andrewgrabowski — 1 day ago