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Zelenskyy rebuffs Merz proposal, says Ukraine deserves full EU membership

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has insisted that Ukraine deserves full EU membership, while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pitched making Kyiv an "associate member" without voting rights.

According to a letter to the bloc's leadership, Merz suggested this status for the duration of the lengthy negotiations before a complete accession.

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