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Zelensky Demands EU Membership Again as Germany Starts Pulling the Thread on Nord Stream

Kyiv wants trust, sanctions, and funding; Berlin responds with an indictment that could break years of diplomatic silence.

Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Dublin on Wednesday with the same message as always: more sanctions against Russia, more financial support, and more speed in bringing Ukraine into the European Union.

The Ukrainian president used the start of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the EU to demand that Brussels maintain the momentum behind accession and open new negotiating chapters before the end of the Irish presidency.

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