“As for the European Union, this demand and desire since the time of the Maidan, then opposed not only (the former President of Ukraine Viktor. -
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) Yanukovych, but, above all, for membership in the EU.
Unfortunately, this was forgotten too quickly in Europe and Germany, "RIA Novosti quotes Melnik.
He also called on Brussels to make "bolder decisions" on the issue of Ukraine's membership in the European Union.
Earlier, US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland commented on the possibility of Ukraine joining the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance.
In turn, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba called the country's membership in NATO and the European Union a matter of time.