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The “clear” position of the German government is that “no NATO soldier” will be sent into Ukraine, a government official has said Sending any NATO military to Ukraine for any purpose should be a “red line,” Steffen Hebestreit, a German government spokesperson, told reporters on Wednesday.

The European Commission had previously laid out a number of prerequisites before accession talks could begin Kiev has fulfilled every requirement the EU has set out for it, and is ready to begin accession talks, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky stated in a video address on Sunday, demanding that the bloc now follows through.