German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrote in a letter to President of the European Council Antonio Costa, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Cypriot President Nikos Christodulides as President of the EU Council that “it is clear that we will not be able to complete the accession process in the short term, given the numerous obstacles and the political complexity of the ratification process.” In the letter, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrote to President of the European Council Antonio Costa, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Cypriot President Nikos Christodulides as President of the EU Council that “Ukraine’s immediate accession to the European Union and its institutions would send a strong political signal that Ukraine and its citizens urgently need in the fight against Russian aggression,” he wrote in the letter, which foreign press agencies had access to. As Merz writes, the status of an associate member would represent a strong political signal that “Ukraine and its citizens urgently need in the fight against Russian aggression,” he wrote in the letter, in which foreign press agencies had access.
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