On Thursday 12 May, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto called for closer cooperation with Ukraine pending its accession to the EU.
“The Community acquis is a long process. In Finland we discussed a possible fast-track procedure. Perhaps not full membership, but steps that would strengthen cooperation with Ukraine and make the European perspective much more visible”, he told the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs.
On Thursday, his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro...