Allowing Ukraine into the EU is not the right move for now, say Luuk van Middelaar and Hans Kribbe
Instead, a new security league should forge closer links between Europe’s countries, argue two former Brussels insiders
SHOULD UKRAINE join the European Union? It is a big question, not just for Ukraine but for the EU too. Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, has made a strong case for his country, and several EU governments are convinced. We are part of the family, he argues: fighting and dying for Europe and its values.
This article appeared in the By Invitation section of the print edition under the headline “Allowing Ukraine into the EU is not the right move for now, say Luuk van Middelaar and Hans Kribbe”
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