#Ukraine_EU: MFA Kuleba has made several harsh (not really diplomatic) comments towards Moldova and Georgia: 1) He said that the two countries want to use the Ukrainian campaigning for EU membership to advance their cases ⤵️
(they want to "join their two cars at a high-speed Ukrainian train heading to Brussels) Kuleba insists that the EU must separate Ukraine's application for the state candidate from those of Moldova and Georgia; 2) Another point on which Kuleba slammed Chisinau and Tbilisi is ⤵️
the policy of not alignment to sanctions against Russia. He expressed his disappointment and stressed that such positions have nothing to do with the association under the "Associated Trio" platform. ⤵️
Kuleba's criticism is a cold shower for the EU, Georgia and Moldova, which have a "package approach" to membership candidacy.
Moldova hoped to escape criticism for not adopting sanctions against Russia by applying for candidate status to the EU. Now he was criticized by Kyiv both for that and for the non-alignment on sanctions. A similar negative attitude of Kyiv is projected on Georgia.⤵️
However, regardless of this criticism, Ukraine appreciates the solidarity expressed in other aspects, including refugee-related issues.
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