French President Emmanuel Macron Monday admitted that Ukraine's accession to the European Union could take "several decades" as he proposed a new, multi-tiered framework for a "European political community."
The big picture: The Ukraine crisis has further exposed two key tensions at the heart of the European project: the ability of existing members like Hungary to undermine collective action; and the lack of a clear path to membership for other key members of the "European family," particularly Ukraine.
