It would be difficult to decide how to treat people and goods from Ukraine's occupied areas. But the EU admitted Cyprus even though it does not control a third of its territory
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskThe fainthearted will object, saying that Ukraine is too poor, too corrupt and now too war-torn to join the cosy club. That is true, but it misses the point. No one imagines that Ukraine will be ready to become a member for many years yet. It will have plenty of hoops to jump through before that can or should happen. If Ukraine does not make sufficient progress, it should not be admitted.
It is true that even starting negotiations on Ukrainian membership will bring big practical problems. It is not easy to convene working groups with missiles raining down. Assuming that Ukraine will struggle to reclaim all the territory seized by Russia, at least in the near term, it will be difficult to decide how to treat people and goods from the occupied areas. But theadmitted Cyprus even though it does not control a third of its territory.
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