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Given Zelensky's EU hopes, Ukraine's Military Potential Must Be Curtailed - Russian Deputy FM

© AP PhotoIn this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presents Matti Maasikas, head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, with the two-volume set of Ukraine's answers to the European Union questionnaire, the first step in his campaign to obtain accelerated EU membership, in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, April 18, 2022.
In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presents Matti Maasikas, head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, with the two-volume set of Ukraine's answers to the European Union questionnaire, the first step in his campaign to obtain accelerated EU membership, in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, April 18, 2022.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.02.2026
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Limiting Ukraine's military potential is especially important given the announced plans for its accelerated admission to the increasingly militarized European Union, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik.
"I can say that given all the announced plans for Ukraine's accelerated admission to the rapidly militarizing European Union, limiting Ukraine's military potential is of particular importance," Grushko said.
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky leaves the podium after addressing a media conference during an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 - Sputnik International, 1920, 29.01.2026
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