“The West is fighting against Russia to the last Ukrainian.
They don't succeed.
Therefore, Washington and Brussels are ready to do everything to keep hostilities going.
This is the reason for the decision to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for inclusion in the European Union,” he wrote on Telegram.
Volodin recalled that at the moment Turkey, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania and Serbia are waiting to join the EU, while Ukraine "by no means" is suitable for either membership in the European community or candidate status.
He expressed concern that if Ukraine is admitted to the EU, the decision-making center will be officially transferred to Brussels.
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) will finally lose her independence,” Volodin concluded.
On June 17, the European Commission recommended that Ukraine be granted the status of a candidate for EU membership, but subject to a number of important reforms.
This issue will be considered during the summit of the heads of states of the association, which will be held next week.
Later, the EC published a list of conditions, the failure of which on the part of Ukraine may become a reason for revoking Ukraine's candidate status for EU membership.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow is not opposed to the prospect of Ukraine's membership in the European Union, since the EU, unlike NATO, is not a military organization.
At the same time, he suggested that Ukraine would require very large subsidies from Europe, which would still not be used to restore critical industries.