Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine will complete the technical work to open all six EU accession clusters within days.
- He called on EU members to set a specific membership date, casting it as a security guarantee as Kyiv negotiates a war-ending deal with Russia.
- Kyiv maintains it could be technically ready for membership by 2027, with further progress dependent on member-state political will.
- Hungary has blocked the unanimous approvals required to open the clusters, while Prime Minister Viktor Orban has also derailed a new EU aid package and cites a Druzhba pipeline dispute.
- Drafts of a U.S.–Ukraine 20-point peace plan under discussion with Russia include a reference to EU entry on a defined date, according to Reuters.