Andrew Tettenborn

The EU’s solidarity for Ukraine is a sham

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen (Credit: Getty images)
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The EU will formally add Ukraine to its list of candidate countries this Friday. But if you look carefully beneath the pomp, you will see this is much less of a big deal than Brussels would have you believe.

For one thing, the gesture is symbolic. The list of official EU candidates is a bit like the waiting list for a smart London club.

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