# Russian intelligence agency says European leaders rule out Ukraine joining EU

https://mins.news/en/item/12290

- TASS, 2026-08-03 09:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2168381

> A Russian intelligence agency says European leaders have ruled out the possibility of Kyiv joining the European Union in the future. The service claims European bureaucrats intend to keep misleading the Ukrainian people. It accuses them of seeking to use Ukrainians as “cannon fodder” in the confrontation with Russia.

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