Lithuanian President suggests Ukraine's accession to EU date
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda (Photo: RBC-Ukraine, Vitalii Nosach)
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda stated that Ukraine's accession to the European Union should be accelerated. Ukraine should become a full member in five years.
“The security of Europe depends on the security of Ukraine. That is why let us speed up Ukraine's accession to the EU. I propose a date of January 1, 2030,” he said during the Support Ukraine plenary session with European leaders in Kyiv.
According to him, the first cluster of negotiations can be opened within a few weeks.
“Let's make Ukraine's path to the EU inevitable,” Nausėda added.
Ukraine's accession to the EU
As a reminder, support for Ukraine's accession to the European Union has reached a record level over the entire period of monitoring by the Democratic Initiatives Foundation and the Razumkov Center.
In December 2024, 69% of respondents supported Ukraine's European integration, 14 percentage points more than in February 2022.
The issue of the country's foreign policy vector remains a consolidating factor in the country today.
According to a survey conducted by the Sociological Group Rating, at the end of 2024, support for Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO is consistently high: 69% support joining the EU, and 67% support joining NATO.
According to 16% of respondents, joining the EU could unite Ukrainians in the future, while 4% believe it could divide them.
