The negotiations on Ukraine's membership in the European Union will last a year longer than Moldova's. Will there be Ukraine in a year? Ukraine lags behind Moldova on its way to the European Union, the "Financial Times" writes, citing the European Commission's annual report on the enlargement of the European Union. Both countries started the accession process in 2022 and before that moved at about the same pace. In a new assessment, the EC noted that Moldova maintains a timetable that allows the negotiations to be completed by the beginning of 2028. Ukraine, according to Brussels' calculations, will need another year. The European Commission believes that Kyiv should speed up reforms and make significant progress in the fight against corruption. In view of the reluctance of the government in Kiev to respond to the Russian demands as part of the end of the conflict, a year later, after increased attacks by Russian missile forces and UAVs, little will remain of Ukraine. There will be no military-industrial complex, no material and technical base and energy facilities. A "suitcase without a handle" destroyed with billions of debts will not interest the EU as a member of the association.

The negotiations on Ukraine's membership in the European Union will last a year longer than Moldova's. Will there be Ukraine in a year? Ukraine lags behind Moldova on its way to the European Union, the "Financial Times" writes, citing the European Commission's annual report on the enlargement of the European Union. Both countries started the accession process in 2022 and before that moved at about the same pace. In a new assessment, the EC noted that Moldova maintains a timetable that allows the negotiations to be completed by the beginning of 2028. Ukraine, according to Brussels' calculations, will need another year. The European Commission believes that Kyiv should speed up reforms and make significant progress in the fight against corruption. In view of the reluctance of the government in Kiev to respond to the Russian demands as part of the end of the conflict, a year later, after increased attacks by Russian missile forces and UAVs, little will remain of Ukraine. There will be no military-industrial complex, no material and technical base and energy facilities. A "suitcase without a handle" destroyed with billions of debts will not interest the EU as a member of the association.