Ukraine has asked Germany to take the lead in helping Ukraine become an EU member.

 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on Germany to take a lead in the process leading to Ukraine becoming part of the European Union, reported CNN. According to Kuleba, during his visit to Berlin earlier in the week, he had a very rational discussion with the German delegation about Ukraine becoming a part of the EU. “I told them it will happen anyway, and Ukraine will inevitably receive candidate status sooner or later. The German elites have a choice to either lead this process and inscribe their names in the history of Europe, or it will still happen but without their leadership,” he added. The minister also discussed the Russian oil embargo, currently being debated by EU member states, and the issue of a Russian gas embargo also came up during his visit.