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Lucinda Creighton: EU must not make promises of membership to Ukraine that it will not keep

The EU has to decide if it wants Ukraine to join the bloc – and if not, then spare it the decades of delays that have poisoned relationships with Turkey and the western Balkans

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen applauds Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky (on screen) as he speaks in a video conference during a special plenary session of the European Parliament. The commission has opened the door for Ukraine to join the EU at some later date. Picture: AFP via Getty