Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg believes Ukraine should reach an alternative arrangement with the EU instead of full membership.(Reuters)
Business Insider: Austria — an EU country — said Ukraine should not be able to join the bloc, which could harm its membership efforts
* Austria's foreign minister showed opposition to Ukraine becoming a full EU member.
* Alexander Schallenberg said a path other than full EU membership could be negotiated for Ukraine.
* Ukraine called his comments "strategically short-sighted and not in the interests of the united Europe."
Austria's foreign minister voiced his opposition to Ukraine becoming a full member of the European Union — a move that could create a barrier to Ukraine joining the bloc.
Alexander Schallenberg spoke at a media summit in the Austrian town of Lech am Arlberg on Saturday, where he said that the EU and Ukraine should consider alternative ways to strengthen their ties amid Russia's invasion rather than have Ukraine become a full member.
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WNU Editor: Austria has just killed Ukraine's bid to become a full EU member. The Ukraine government is furious .... Ukraine Criticizes Austrian Minister Over Comments About EU Membership (RFE). More here .... Ukraine disappointed with Schallenberg’s statement about its European future (Ukrinform).
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