Zelensky disagreed with Ukraine's associate membership in the EU

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has complained that Germany's proposal for Kiev's associate membership in the European Union is "unfair." This was reported by the Reuters news agency on May 23.

Zelensky, in a letter to EU leaders, said that Germany's proposal to grant Ukraine the status of an "associated" member of the European Union was "unfair," as it would deprive Kiev of the right to vote within the bloc.

The letter was addressed to President of the European Council Antonio Costa, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of Cyprus Nicos Christodoulides, who currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

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On May 21, Merz proposed granting Ukraine the status of an "associate member" of the European Union as an interim step before fully joining the community. Such a status would allow Ukrainian representatives to participate in EU summits and ministerial meetings, but without the right to vote.

The author of an article in The European Conservative on May 22 noted Merz's proposal to accelerate Ukraine's integration into the EU by granting the country the status of an "associate member" of the association, which only made it worse and provoked a serious split within the community. It was noted that the politician wanted to overcome the impasse on Ukraine's integration into the EU, but Brussels said that his initiative arose without sufficient coordination and at a politically inconvenient moment.