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EU should not 'lower the bar' to take in Ukraine, says Denmark

www.eureporter.co EU should not 'lower the bar' to take in Ukraine, says Denmark - EU Reporter

Denmark supports EU membership for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and the western Balkans but "geopolitical circumstances" did not justify skating over governance reforms, Finance Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (pictured) told the Financial Times on Thursday (29 June). The EU risks "importing instability"...

EU should not 'lower the bar' to take in Ukraine, says Denmark - EU Reporter

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EU should not 'lower the bar' to take in Ukraine, says Denmark

www.eureporter.co /world/ukraine/2023/06/30/eu-should-not-lower-the-bar-to-take-in-ukraine-says-denmark/

EU should not 'lower the bar' to take in Ukraine, says Denmark

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Oh yeah. That super high bar that Hungary and Romania cleared easily...
- Bulgaria nervously sweating in the corner...

As I see it, Ukraine has the most experienced defence force in Europe. Bringing them in would be a huge boon, and not only militarily.
- They can train any NATO country on a wide variety of NATO weapons as well as improvised drone tactics and counter drone operations. Even civilians in disaster response.

Man, Sandi Toksvig makes Denmark sound like such a magical utopia. Then statements like that kinda shatter that illusion entirely.