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A step, a symbol and a trap: Ukraine's accession to the EU will not be soon or easy

Brussels reaches out to Ukraine by twisting its own rules, but stresses that joining the Twenty-seven entails significant sacrifices

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis (left), Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (second from left), Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski (center), French President Emmanuel Macron (second from right), and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (right).SERGEI SUPINSKYAFP