Several European Union countries have pushed back against the idea of fast-tracking Ukraine’s accession to the EU, reports Politico.
During a dinner in Brussels the previous evening attended by the president of the European Commission, EU ambassadors made clear that their governments are not prepared to support a scenario in which Ukraine joins the bloc through a simplified process as early as 2027. Diplomats warn that such an accelerated timetable could weaken reform requirements and provoke resistance within the union itself.
The idea of accelerated accession had earlier been promoted by Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, who viewed it as one element of a possible peace settlement. Kyiv insists that a concrete membership date—2027—should be politically fixed, arguing that such a commitment would strengthen the country’s long-term security guarantees and deepen its integration into European institutions.