> Ms von der Leyen I'm deeply sceptical of Ms von der Leyen. Not least because of how she got her job. She manages to get the press to talk about the EU giv

> Ms von der Leyen I'm deeply sceptical of Ms von der Leyen. Not least because of how she got her job. She manages to get the press to talk about the EU giving Ukraine "a speedy response" re: joining the EU[0][1][2] Then Macron says it will take "take decades"[3] [4] I'm sorry, but once you reach that threshold of political posturing, if von der Leyen promised that tomorrow is definitely Wednesday then I'd immediately start checking my calendar :( [0] https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/news/statement-president-von-der-leyen-ukrainian-president-zelenskyy-occasion-presidents-visit-kyiv-2022-04-08_en https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/news/statemen... [1] https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/08/von-der-leyen-gives-ukraine-questionnaire-for-eu-accession-discussions https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/08/von-der-leyen-gives-ukra... [2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/08/ursula-von-der-leyen-offers-speedy-response-to-ukraines-bid-to-join-eu https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/08/ursula-von-der... [3] https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220509-live-russia-readies-for-ww2-victory-parade-as-ukraine-decries-school-bombing https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220509-live-russia-read... [4] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61383632 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61383632