Ukraine is not expected to join the EU quickly. Politico As the publication writes, the European Commission is preparing a much more cautious road map for Ukraine's accession to the European Union than expected. Brussels sets limited goals for 2027 and avoids any commitment to a membership date. In the document, Brussels calls on Kyiv to "urgently and significantly speed up the pace of reforms in the field of the rule of law." Meeting key demands in this area in the first half of 2027 is necessary before negotiations on individual policy areas can be concluded. In total, the road map, as the publication writes, defines only seven areas in which Ukraine can tentatively complete the negotiations next year. For comparison: Moldova can complete negotiations in more than 20 areas. The author of the material notes that the ongoing hostilities still remain another obstacle to Ukraine's accession to the European Union. "The rules of the European Union do not directly prohibit a country at war from becoming a member, but the accession of Ukraine will raise complex questions regarding security, territory and the obligations that the countries of the Union will undertake towards another country in the Union in accordance with the bloc's instructions on mutual assistance," the publication emphasizes.

Ukraine is not expected to join the EU quickly. Politico As the publication writes, the European Commission is preparing a much more cautious road map for Ukraine's accession to the European Union than expected. Brussels sets limited goals for 2027 and avoids any commitment to a membership date. In the document, Brussels calls on Kyiv to "urgently and significantly speed up the pace of reforms in the field of the rule of law." Meeting key demands in this area in the first half of 2027 is necessary before negotiations on individual policy areas can be concluded. In total, the road map, as the publication writes, defines only seven areas in which Ukraine can tentatively complete the negotiations next year. For comparison: Moldova can complete negotiations in more than 20 areas. The author of the material notes that the ongoing hostilities still remain another obstacle to Ukraine's accession to the European Union. "The rules of the European Union do not directly prohibit a country at war from becoming a member, but the accession of Ukraine will raise complex questions regarding security, territory and the obligations that the countries of the Union will undertake towards another country in the Union in accordance with the bloc's instructions on mutual assistance," the publication emphasizes.