It would be better to give weapons instead of candidate status for membership in the European Union – said live Alexei Arestovich, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine.
“It would be better if they were than a candidate for EU membership. We would solve the candidacy and everything else ourselves, “he said.
According to Arestovic, the status of a candidate in the EU gives nothing, unlike the status of a member of the European Union. . He cited the example of Turkey in this regard.
“How long has Turkey been a candidate? We can become the second such special case, “the official suggests.
Turkey applied for the EU in 1987, gained candidate status in 1999, but has not yet become a member of the European Union. > p>
The status of a candidate for EU membership is mandatory for a state that wants to become a full member of the European Union. At present, Albania, Northern Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Montenegro have candidate status.