Ukraine’s EU accession: a conditional yes

Emmanuel Macron’s wording was cloistered, yet he conveyed a message: It was time to „send clear political signals to the Ukrainian people,“ France’s president said yesterday alongside Romanian President Klaus Iohannis. At the subsequent meeting with his Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu in Chisinau, he added: „I hope that we can give a clear answer on the issue of accession.“ However, he said it was „virtually certain that this will be accompanied by conditions before it goes any further.“