EU Will Stretch From Lisbon To Luhansk - German FM Declares From Ukraine's Capital

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "It [Ukraine] also broadens its path to the EU with every village, every meter that it liberates, and every meter where it saves its people.
55% : What's more is that the statement came while she was in Ukraine's capital for an unprecedented meeting of EU foreign ministers, who have newly committed themselves to supporting Kiev for as long as it takes, even as Washington appears to be stepping back.
52% : Baerbock's mention of the EU one day stretching across Luhansk was directly aimed at Moscow, given that a year ago it declared the oblast as among the four territories united to the Russian Federation after a popular referendum organized and overseen by pro-Kremlin officials.
51% : She said that the EU bloc will soon encompass lands "from Lisbon to Luhansk.
50% : And a separate RT headline had characterized Baerbock's words as follows: Germany promises to extend EU into Russia.
45% : "It's either us joining the EU or she forgot about the requirement to turn by 360 degrees," Zakharova wrote on Telegram in response to Baerbock's statement.
41% : "Ukraine had applied for EU membership on February 28, 2022 - and for months had urged to be fast tracked, however, a series of high level firings within the Zelensky administration over a series of corruption scandals has underscored once again Ukraine's historic place as among Europe's most corrupt governments.

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