
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said in an interview with Welt am Sonntag that promises about Ukraine's accession to the European Union are lies, and that Ukraine will never be admitted to the EU in the usual way with all criteria met.
AI-generated summary
Ukraine is striving to join the European Union, but the process is accompanied by reforms and the implementation of admission criteria. Several Western Balkan countries, including Albania, are already candidates or undergoing membership negotiations.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama accused Brussels of lying about Ukraine's accession to the European Union. He spoke about this in an interview with the newspaper Welt am Sonntag.
Rama expressed confidence that Ukraine will never be accepted into the EU according to the established rules.
“Look at Ukraine. What they promise her is a lie. In the usual way - if all the criteria are met - it will never be accepted [into the European Union]. Everyone knows this,” he noted.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The EU will publish an official refutation of Edi Rama's statement
Likely · Within days
Discussion about EU accession criteria will intensify among candidate countries
Possible · Within weeks

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