Ukrainian officials have a long list of requests for their European allies. But a group of senior E.U. officials trekking to Kyiv, Ukraine, this week are unlikely to offer concrete promises on those requests.
BRUSSELS — Ukrainian officials have a long list of requests for their European allies this week: fighter jets and other heavy weaponry to fend off a looming Russian offensive, E.U. membership within a few years, legal mechanisms to hold Russians to account,But a delegation of senior E.U. officials that arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday is unlikely to offer concrete promises on any of these.
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the Ukraine nearly one year ago, the E.U. has mounted a surprisingly unified response, hitting Moscow with successive rounds of sanctions, lending money to help keep the state running and, in June, granting the country “candidate status” to join the E.U. — all welcome developments for Kyiv.
Though the 27-member bloc is broadly supportive of Ukraine, it remains split on the idea of fast-track E.U. membership, with a handful of Ukraine’s staunchest supporters backing an accelerated timeline and many others opposing the idea.Ukraine has long pushed for a path to E.U. membership, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine added a sense of urgency. In the months after Russia’s full-scale invasion, the idea of granting Ukraine candidate status still seemed far-fetched.
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