“President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that within the framework of the discussion of the “peace plan” Ukraine and the USA raised the issue of specific terms of joining the European Union, but as of now there is no such confirmation from the European partners.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Illustrative photo: Getty Images Source: “European truth” with reference to “Interfax-Ukraine”.
Details: Volodymyr Zelenskyi commented on the seventh point of the draft plan to end the Russian-Ukrainian war, which provides that Ukraine will become a member of the EU at a specific time and will receive short-term privileged access to the European market.
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“The accession dates for Ukraine today are a two-way conversation between America and Ukraine without European confirmation yet. We are talking about the fact that we want to have a specific date for accession to the EU, that this is the right security guarantee, and in general we feel that America supports this,” Zelenskyy said.
The President explained that Ukraine considers EU membership to be a mandatory guarantee of security, even if they enter into force in one or more years. “Membership in the European Union is also the acquisition of a part of our security guarantees, and therefore we want to fix the date when it will happen.
For example, it is the year 2027 or 2028 – there must be some specifics, because without specifics, a security guarantee does not look like a real security guarantee,” Zelenskyy emphasized.
We will remind:
- According to the Financial Times, joining the EU by January 1, 2027 appears in the latest draft peace proposal for Ukraine, which is being discussed by US and Ukrainian officials with the support of Brussels.
- According to sources, Ukraine’s membership in the European Union can be as one of the security guarantees in the future, but there is no talk of specific terms at the moment.