Leo Varadkar stressed that Kiev would have to meet specific standards before becoming a part of the bloc Ukraine becoming a full-fledged member of the European Union anytime soon is “not very likely,” Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar said in an interview with Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus posted on Tuesday.

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The General Confederation of Italian Industry has warned that rising energy prices as a result of Russia sanctions threaten to destabilize the nation’s manufacturing sector. The joint warning was issued on Monday by the heads of the confederations of industrialists of the four most economically developed regions of the country (Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont).