“Ukraine will not become a member of the European Union tomorrow, this process will take time,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
According to him, Kyiv "has a long way to go."
At the same time, Macron believes that granting the status of a candidate for EU membership is “already a signal of hope.”
Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for granting Ukraine and Moldova the status of candidates for EU membership.