Shmygal tells when Ukraine may join the EU
Ukrainian Truth
Shmygal sees the prospect of Ukraine joining the EU within two years.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said this in an interview with Politico.
We have a very ambitious plan to join the European Union within the next two years. So we expect that this year, in 2023, we can already hold this pre-accession negotiation stage.
This slightly contradicts the vision of EU leaders themselves, who believe that the prospect of Ukraine joining the EU is a much longer term prospect.
French President Emmanuel Macron, for example, said last year that it could be "decades" before Ukraine joins.
This Friday there will be a summit devoted precisely to Ukraine's accession to the EU. Shmygal hopes that a significant leap can be achieved there.