Volodymyr Zelensky says that Ukraine “deserves” to start EU accession talks before the end of this year. That looks unlikely
to military training plus billions of euros, it is hard to keep track of the European Union’s. Ursula von der Leyen and most of her European Commission, as well as Charles Michel, president of the European Council, visited Kyiv on February 3rd for meetings with Volodymyr Zelensky, the embattled country’s president, and members of his team. But help is one thing;quite another.
“We will continue supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes,” said Mrs von der Leyen, as her visit started. She came armed with an assistance package worth €450m , bringing the total support for wartime Ukraine from the, including its member states, to €50bn. But Mrs von der Leyen was careful to avoid any promises about accession dates. “There are no rigid timelines, but there are goals,” she told a press conference.
In his nightly broadcast to the country on February 2nd, Mr Zelensky said that Ukraine “deserves” to startaccession talks before the end of this year. That looks unlikely. But either way, starting a negotiation is not the same as ending one. In June, Ukraine, along with Moldova, became an official candidate formembership, itself an idea that would have been dismissed as fantasy before the invasion began on February 24th 2022.
Still, Serhii Kuzan, chairman of the Ukrainian Security and Co-operation Centre, a think-tank, believes his country can join within two years because Europe has already changed so much. When the invasion began, he says, it would have been hard to believe that thecould remain united in the face of Russian aggression and pour so much aid into Ukraine. Why not open the club’s doors fully to Ukraine? The war has also accelerated Ukraine’s transformation “in every sphere”.
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