The Russian Permanent Representative in Vienna called the accession of successful countries to the EU "unattractive".

Joining the European Union (EU) may not be attractive for successful countries at the moment. This was announced on August 16 by Mikhail Ulyanov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to International Organizations in Vienna.

"In the current circumstances, the EU can hardly be attractive to more or less successful candidates," reads a post on his page on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

Ulyanov responded accordingly to the publication of the Irish journalist Brian McDonald, who attached a map of Europe, under the heading "Who most wants to join the EU?". In this image, countries such as Ukraine, Norway, Turkey, Georgia, Switzerland and others are highlighted in blue.

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