"We will not accept any alternatives or compromises like some leaders tell us, or deviations from this candidate status," Zelensky's deputy chief of staff Ihor Zhovkva told @politico. "It's far away from membership… We deserve this, at least." https://politico.eu/article/european-commission-urge-eu-candidate-status-for-ukraine/

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