"I can say that given all the announced plans for Ukraine's accelerated admission to the rapidly militarizing European Union, limiting Ukraine's military potential is of particular importance," Grushko said.
Earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky demanded that the EU accept Ukraine in 2027. At a press conference in Vilnius with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and Polish President Karol Nawrocki, he stated that Ukraine would technically be ready to join the EU in the first half of 2026, and would be fully technically ready in 2027. He stated that he wanted "a specific date in the agreement to end the war."