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Zelenskyy rebuffs Merz proposal, says Ukraine deserves full EU membership

Euronews · May 23, 2026, 2:45 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected a proposal by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to grant Kyiv a non-voting "associate membership". Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine's EU presence must be complete, with full rights.

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