President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's assurances of the country's early accession to the European Union were condemned and ridiculed by readers of Die Welt.
Von der Leyen said Kyiv was carrying out “extensive reforms” and had a chance to start the process of negotiations to join the European Union still this year. At the same time, “Ukraine has already gone more than 90% of the way.”
Readers argued the opinion of the head of the European Commission.
One of them was sarcastically surprised: “Is this good news?”
Another is confused as to who should be “considered a fool”. “Are von der Leyen and Zelenskiy completely out of touch with reality,” he wonders. – Either they want to deliberately damage the EU.”
A third believes that if Ukraine joins the EU, it will become “the last nail in the coffin of the European Union.”
Commenting on the words, that “more than 90%” is already completed on its way to the EU, readers are reminded that “Ukraine is in the middle of a conflict, the infrastructure is practically destroyed, the economy is in ruins. “