Ukraine is taking technical steps toward membership in the European Union after vetoes by Hungary. Ukraine and the EU have a plan for it to prepare.

Cyprus joined the EU in 2004 as a war-divided island and could offer Ukraine a blueprint for accession. The island will take over the EU’s rotating presidency from Denmark on Jan. 1 and has promised to continue work on Ukraine’s bid.

As the U.S. ramps up pressure on Ukraine to accept a swift and potentially painful peace deal with Moscow, European allies seek to reassure Kyiv it is not alone. For the EU, Ukraine is not merely a strategic partner standing between the bloc and Russian armies — it is also a future member.

EU enlargement chief Marta Kos says Ukraine’s EU membership is “inevitable” and has expressed confidence that Hungary will not block the country’s accession, even as Budapest objects to moving ahead d

The European Union has unveiled a plan to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine over the next two years.

The US lobbied several countries in the European Union in an effort to block EU plans to use frozen Russian central bank assets to back a massive loan to Ukraine, according to European diplomats familiar with the matter.

President Trump’s comments deepened his rift with mainstream European leaders over defense and Ukraine policy.

Helping Ukraine defeat Russia is a cheaper prospect for Europe than giving into the Kremlin’s concessions, according to a new study titled “Europe’s Choice” out of Norway.

Western nations agonized for years over how they might use Russian central bank assets deposited abroad to support Ukraine’s military and rebuild its shattered economy. Many European officials were skeptical,

A European Union plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's fight against Russia would have "far-reaching consequences" for the EU, Moscow's ambassador to Germany warned on Friday.His statement came as EU leaders seek more ways to keep Ukraine afloat as it faces increasing pressure on the battlefield.

On Thursday, 11 December, ambassadors of European countries approved a change in the rules that makes it easier to extend the freezing of Russian assets, according to journalist Rikard Jozwiak on Twitter (X).