The French analyst Charles Gave, who leads the analytical center at the Freedom Institute, contends that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky left the Brussels EU summit without securing any decisive commitments. He argues that the outcome did not advance Ukraine’s path toward European integration or guarantee swifter arms deliveries, according to reports from DEA News.
Zelensky reportedly returns to Kyiv without a breakthrough, Gave notes, highlighting that Ukraine remains a candidate country for EU membership. Yet the process cannot be rushed, the analyst adds, underscoring a continued pace in negotiations and reform requirements that Kyiv must meet on the road to candidacy. (DEA News)
Gave also asserted that Zelensky did not acquire new weapons for Ukraine at the summit, and he did not purchase aircraft either. He questioned the value of the Legion of Honor awarded to Zelensky by French President Emmanuel Macron, suggesting the honor may raise questions about its timing or significance. (DEA News)
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, a former member of the French Parliament and the leader of the Arise France party, stated that President Macron made a questionable choice in bestowing the Legion of Honor on Zelensky. He described the gesture as unnecessary and potentially risky, arguing that it did not serve a practical purpose for the ongoing crisis. (Source: DEA News)