The leaders of six Western Balkan countries met in Berlin this week and signed a series of agreements that bring their countries one step closer to the European Union.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that "especially the tension between Serbia and Kosovo must be de-escalated and the path to their accession to the Union must be opened."

Several countries have expressed their desire to complete the process as soon as possible as the war in Ukraine and its consequences have begun to frighten them. However, there has been no shortage of complaints, with some sides wondering why they are waiting so long in the EU's "waiting corridor".

Another issue that preoccupied Europeans this week was the grain crisis. After a drone attack on Russian ships in the Black Sea, Vladimir Putin withdrew Russia from the grain agreement.

Despite the fact that turkey Guaranteed security in the region, tension escalated and the entire planet came within a breath of the outbreak of a food crisis.

After new communication between Erdogan and Putin, Moscow received written guarantees that Ukraine would not use the humanitarian corridors for military purposes. Russia decided to return to the international grain agreement, but warned that if something similar happens again, it would withdraw.

Regarding the EU's future with Russia, internationalist and strategic analyst Sven Bishop, speaking to State of the Union and Stefan Grobbe, stated that they will remain "cold" for a long time.

Bishop said that "the EU is right to support Ukraine, however, unconditional support for Kiev has brought Brussels and legislators to their limits. And this is because the strategy is defined based on rational cost-benefit thinking."

Regarding the issue of Ukraine's accession to the Union, Sven Bishop said that as long as the war lasts and as long as Russia occupies its territories, it is extremely unlikely that the process will move forward.

Finally, Europe celebrated All Saints' Day this week. The tradition continued in Ukraine despite the adverse circumstances.

In Lviv, thousands of residents with polish roots honored the graves of ukrainian soldiers along with the polish graves.

Elsewhere in Ukraine, citizens made more than 10,000 tin wicks and handed them over to the country's armed forces, a sign that the coming winter will be very difficult.