“According to the Financial Times, the version of the peace proposal that Ukrainian and European officials have given to Washington contains a clause that Ukraine should become a member of the European Union by January 1, 2027.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European truth” with reference to the publication Financial Times
Details: The plan is a revised version of the Trump administration’s proposals to end the war. The latest version appeared at a time when Donald Trump is increasing pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky to agree to a peace agreement.
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“Joining (of Ukraine) to the EU by January 1, 2027 is stated in the latest draft of the peace proposal that Ukrainian and European officials presented to Washington, people familiar with the content of the document told the Financial Times,” the publication says without specifying which of the Europeans supports such a radically fast deadline for Ukraine’s accession.
Officials who support Ukraine’s bid to join the EU said the European Commission now understands it should not derail the peace process by opposing Kyiv’s early membership. However, Ukraine has not yet completed even one of the 36 chapters of negotiations with the EU, and such a schedule would violate the EU’s “merit-based” approach to accepting new members.
People familiar with the peace plan said it would force Brussels to review the entire enlargement process, including issues such as timing of access to EU funds and voting rights.
US support for the plan would mean that Donald Trump would be able to force Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has so far blocked Ukraine’s accession process, to relinquish his veto.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said on December 11 that the issue of Ukraine’s future membership in the European Union depends on the Europeans, but also from the Americans.
On Thursday in Lviv, at an informal meeting of the General Affairs Council, the EU announced about launching a new format technical negotiations with Ukraine, which do not depend on the Hungarian veto.
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka is convinced that the unblocking of technical negotiations with the EU will allow you to complete the process fasterthan requested by the European Commission.