Well, it would appear that the hoped-for peace deal with Russia is out the window. Or if not, it will be shortly. Seemingly out of the blue, Ukrainian officials announced that they had entered into talks yesterday about gaining membership in the European Union. The announcement came during a multinational conference in Luxembourg. This is obviously a development that the Kremlin doesn’t want to hear in any fashion. The good news is that even the participants in these discussions agree that gaining approval for a Ukrainian application to join the EU would take years, assuming it’s even possible. The bad news is that this is one of those infamous “red lines” that Vladimir Putin is always going on about. Even if he was considering putting an offer on the table for Zelensky that involved redrawing some of the borders, he may just walk away entirely now. (Associated Press)
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