(Zoya Sheftalovich – Politico) The EU is hatching an unprecedented plan that could give Ukraine partial membership in the bloc as early as next year, as Brussels tries to shore up the country’s position in Europe and away from Moscow, according to 10 officials and diplomats. Four years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion, and with Kyiv pushing for EU membership in 2027 to be included in a peace deal with the Kremlin, the early-stage idea would represent a dramatic change to the way the bloc brings new countries into the fold. The plan would see Ukraine getting a seat at the EU table before carrying out the reforms needed for full membership privileges. European officials and the Ukrainian government say Kyiv’s membership bid is urgent. Russia is likely to try to “stop our movement into the EU,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv on Friday when asked about the importance of formalizing a 2027 accession date. “That is why we say name the date. Why a specific date? Because the date will be signed by Ukraine, Europe, the USA and Russia.”
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