New CDU leader & possible Merkel successor Laschet voices support for Ukraine joining EU, but says Nord Stream 2 must be completed

Less than a month

Less than a month after being elected as leader of Germany’s most powerful political party, Armin Laschet revealed that he believes the European Union should give Ukraine a pathway towards becoming a member of the bloc.

Laschet, who now heads Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, is seen as the favorite to replace her as the next leader in Berlin.

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