The Spanish newspaper El Pais writes about this, citing an unnamed European diplomat.

The article says that the statements of the European Commission headed by Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council Charles Michel on Ukraine's progress in the issue of joining the EU caused mistrust of such states as France, Germany and the Netherlands, which believe that Ukraine's entry into the association "is realistic plan will take light years.

Earlier, European Commissioner for Budget Johannes Hahn said that the process of Ukraine's accession to the EU will be a marathon, not a sprint.

On February 2, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrived with a group of European commissioners in Kyiv.