It is reported that on May 30, local time, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said in public: Ukraine hopes to obtain full EU membership status, rather than the previous "special solution" model.
Ukraine’s economy has not been very prosperous for a long time. In order to get rid of the current situation, Ukraine has been seeking to join the EU. After all, after joining the EU, it can receive investment and policy support from the EU, which will greatly promote Ukraine’s economic development, but the EU Countries are not fools. The economic development level of Ukraine, an Eastern European country, has been at the bottom of Europe all year round. After absorbing Ukraine into the EU, it will undoubtedly add a burden. When the time comes, the EU will also allocate funds to Ukraine. Such an unprofitable thing for the EU Of course I don't want to do it.
Although Ukraine is economically depressed, it is still useful to the EU geopolitically. The EU can use Ukraine to check and balance and consume Russia. This Russia-Ukraine conflict will inevitably involve the EU behind the scenes. Since Ukraine is of certain use to the EU, Naturally, you can't do things too far. No, French President Macron has spoken. Recently, Macron stated in public that he would establish a "European Political Community" in Europe, and explained that this institution will be beneficial to the EU and those countries that want to join the EU. cooperating. Obviously this institution is tailor-made for Ukraine, and the meaning is also obvious. Ukraine is geopolitically useful to us, so we can cooperate, but it is impossible to take advantage of us economically.
Although the EU is unwilling to accept Ukraine, it still does not forget to draw the big picture. When the Ukrainian Foreign Minister and the French Foreign Minister met in Kiev, the French Foreign Minister said that "it is necessary to legally confirm that Ukraine is part of the European integration plan. This is a given." Ukraine’s EU Candidate Status”. Militarily, Ukraine has no way to join NATO and seek asylum. If Ukraine is not given hope in joining the EU, it cannot be ruled out that Ukraine may fall to Russia, which the EU does not want to see.
In fact, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is just trying to trick Ukraine. Not to mention that it may take several years for Ukraine to apply for EU candidate country status. Even if the application is successful, it may not be able to join the EU, as long as one of the 27 EU member states does not agree. , Ukraine cannot join.
Due to the conflict, Ukraine has been devastated and riddled with holes. The Ukrainian Prime Minister once said in public that the cost of rebuilding Ukraine after the war may require US$600 billion. Ukraine naturally cannot afford such a large reconstruction cost. If the EU accepts Ukraine, the reconstruction costs will most likely have to be paid by the EU. However, the economies of EU countries are also in recession at the moment, so they are naturally unwilling to take advantage of this. If it was Ukraine before the war, the EU might accept it, but in this case, it can only be said that Ukraine should give up its illusions as soon as possible.
After the conflict broke out, the EU provided a large amount of support to Ukraine, but Ukraine's performance on the battlefield was not satisfactory. The EU could not see the hope of Ukraine's victory, so naturally it was unwilling to waste resources on Ukraine. There is a high probability that Ukraine will not be able to join the EU in the foreseeable future. After all, it is just a pawn. Unfortunately, Zelensky did not see the truth clearly.
