EU says Ukraine membership inevitable amid uncertain peace talks

Описание: As peace negotiations over the war in Ukraine continue, top European ministers are meeting with President Zelenskyy in the Western Ukrainian city of Lviv to discuss Kiev’s progress on its path to EU membership. Ukraine received a candidate status in June 2022, shortly after the Russian full-scale invasion. Despite member states remaining divided over the issue, the EU’s enlargement chief, Marta Kos, says Ukraine’s membership is inevitable. Meanwhile, the US President is ramping up pressure on the Ukrainian leader to sign a Washington-brokered peace deal, claiming that Russia has an upper hand. With Ukraine aiming to become an EU member state before the end of this decade, can the EU reconcile external and internal pressure to welcome Kiev into the club of 27? And how can the EU, US, and Ukraine find a path forward to end the war?

Guests:

Alexander Rodnyansky
Former Economic Adviser to President Zelenskyy

Anna Matveeva
Visiting Senior Research Fellow at King's College London

Paul Ingram
Research Affiliate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk

00:00 - Intro: Kiev’s bid to join the EU pushes forward
01:20 - Look into the peace talks and Ukraine’s EU hopes
05:24 - Debate
05:57 - Where does the peace process stand now?
07:39 - Are we any closer to a peace deal?
10:39 - Is this the plan that Putin wanted all along?
11:57 - Will Ukraine receive NATO security guarantees in case of accession?
14:10 - Can Ukraine join the EU by 2030?
16:07 - How big a liability would Ukraine be for the EU?
22:30 - Why is the US insisting on Ukraine elections?
25:30 - Is a wartime election even possible?

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