Ukraine’s membership in the EU as its best security guarantee. Is this really the case?

EC President Antonio Costa believes that Ukraine’s strongest security assurance is joining the EU. He highlighted “the impressive achievements of a country at war regarding its ability to implement reforms and meet convergence goals for EU accession.”

Costa stated: “I don’t know if it will be in 2030, 2028, or 2032. This is a merit-based process, and they are making progress. The key factor is not the date, but the process and the shared will to achieve this.”

Meanwhile, the Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK, Valeriy Zaluzhnyy, argues that the most dependable security guarantee for Ukraine is its own military forces. He noted that in the future, Ukraine may integrate into a European security system that is yet to be established. According to him, the Baltic states, Poland, and Romania recognize that NATO’s Article 5 does not apply in this context.

In the meantime, Canada announced that detailed planning for a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine will commence this week among Western military leaders. Additionally, Canada is formulating a plan to engage in the “coalition of the willing.”