Luxembourg is ready to support Ukraine in its next EU membership steps
The Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel said that his country was ready to support the next steps for Ukraine's progress towards EU membership, apparently talking about granting Ukraine a candidate status in case of a positive conclusion from the European Commission.
He stated this on his Twitter.
🇺🇦 has submitted its application to become a for EU membership. 🇱🇺 will not oppose a positive opinion from the @EU_Commission – on the contrary. Should the Commission's opinion be conditional, we will be ready to assist you in fulfilling these conditions.
— Xavier Bettel (@Xavier_Bettel) June 2, 2022
"Ukraine has submitted its application to become a for EU membership. Luxembourg will not oppose a positive opinion from the EU Commission—on the contrary. Should the Commission's opinion be conditional, we will be ready to assist you in fulfilling these conditions," said the Minister.
Xavier Bettel also stressed that russia must stop its aggression and return to diplomatic methods.
Earlier in the day, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbok said she supported granting Ukraine EU candidate status.
