Poland wants Ukraine to join EU "in a few years" on one condition
Poland supports the idea of Ukraine becoming a member of the European Union in a few years, but this requires a victory in the war.
Source: Paweł Jabłoński, Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland, on air of TVP Info [Polish news channel – ed.]; European Pravda
Details: Jabłoński was asked what signal the EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv on 3 February should send. In response, the diplomat emphasised that this is an extremely important event, because "the root of Russian aggression is the desire to block Ukraine's integration with Europe."
Quote: "The EU-Ukraine summit shows that this open path to membership, also achieved thanks to the Polish initiative, is something real. These are not just slogans, or empty words, but a real will to cooperate. We really want Ukraine to become a member of the European Union in a few years. This is realistic, if only we let Ukraine win this war," he emphasised.
Details: Jabłoński emphasised that the Ukrainian nation clearly shows how it wants to develop.
Quote: "It [Ukrainian nation] says: we want to be closer to Europe, we want to be part of the European Union, we want to be part of NATO," he emphasised.
In an interview with Politico, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced an ambitious plan to become an EU member within two years.
Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence Service of Ukraine, believes that Ukraine must systematically weaken Russia, for this aim it is necessary to actively integrate into Euro-Atlantic and European structures.
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