France sees EU membership for Ukraine in ’15 or 20 years’

A bid by Ukraine to join the EU could not be finalised for “15 or 20 years,” France’s Europe minister has said, pouring cold water on Zelenskyy’s hopes for a quick entry in the European block.

“We have to be honest. If you say Ukraine is going to join the EU in six months, or a year or two, you’re lying,” Clement Beaune told Radio J.

“It’s probably in 15 or 20 years, it takes a long time.”