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EU united on Ukraine, but won’t offer fast-track membership

From left, Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, European Council President Charles Michel, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen gather for a group photo at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) French President Emmanuel Macron, center, speaks with Romania's President Klaus Werner Ioannis, center left, during a group photo at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday will focus on how to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, but the measures discussed are expected to stop short of fulfilling the country's hopes it can soon join the bloc. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) French President Emmanuel Macron, right, speaks with Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel after a group photo at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday will focus on how to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, but the measures discussed are expected to stop short of fulfilling the country's hopes it can soon join the bloc. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) Front row left to right, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, Czech Republic's Prime Minister Petr Fiala and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola pose during a group photo at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) Czech Republic's Prime Minister Petr Fiala, left, and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell attend a round table meeting at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday will focus on how to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, but the measures discussed are expected to stop short of fulfilling the country's hopes it can soon join the bloc. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) From left, Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, French President Emmanuel Macron, Slovakia's Prime Minister Eduard Heger, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, European Council President Charles Michel, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas pose during a group photo at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) European Union leaders meet at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday will focus on how to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, but the measures discussed are expected to stop short of fulfilling the country's hopes it can soon join the bloc. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer, left, speaks with Bulgaria's Prime Minister Kiril Petkov during a round table meeting at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday will focus on how to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, but the measures discussed are expected to stop short of fulfilling the country's hopes it can soon join the bloc. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) European Council President Charles Michel, left, speaks with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola during a round table meeting at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday will focus on how to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, but the measures discussed are expected to stop short of fulfilling the country's hopes it can soon join the bloc. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) French President Emmanuel Macron, left, speaks with European Council President Charles Michel during a round table meeting at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday will focus on how to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, but the measures discussed are expected to stop short of fulfilling the country's hopes it can soon join the bloc. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) French President Emmanuel Macron, center, and European Council President Charles Michel, third right, arrive for a round table meeting at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday will focus on how to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, but the measures discussed are expected to stop short of fulfilling the country's hopes it can soon join the bloc. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) French President Emmanuel Macron, center, speaks with European Council President Charles Michel, center left, as they walk to a group photo at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday will focus on how to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, but the measures discussed are expected to stop short of fulfilling the country's hopes it can soon join the bloc. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) European Union leaders pose for a group photo at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday will focus on how to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, but the measures discussed are expected to stop short of fulfilling the country's hopes it can soon join the bloc. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) French President Emmanuel Macron, center, speaks with European Council President Charles Michel, center left, as they walk to a group photo at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday will focus on how to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, but the measures discussed are expected to stop short of fulfilling the country's hopes it can soon join the bloc. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)