Kiev must significantly reform before it can qualify for membership, Paris has insisted Ukraine will have to meet the EU’s economic and political standards before being allowed to join the bloc, French Europe Minister Laurence Boone told lawmakers in Paris on Wednesday.

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Brussels is reportedly concerned about an uptick in dual-use items being shipped to Central Asia The European Union may introduce trade restrictions on Central Asian countries over alleged help to Russia to circumvent sanctions imposed on Moscow over the military operation in Ukraine, The Telegraph reported on Friday, citing a confidential paper.