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Ukraine has rejected "associate membership". What should the EU offer instead?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a letter to the EU, has been highly critical of proposals by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz regarding "associate membership" for Ukraine, calling them half-measures.

25 May 2026 — Sergiy Sydorenko, European Pravda

Anti-corruption rollback? Ukraine revises its five-year strategy, cutting some EU commitments

This is about the updated Anti-Corruption Strategy for 2026-2030, which Ukraine is required to adopt as one of its EU accession commitments.

25 May 2026 — Sergiy Sydorenko, Anatolii Martsynovsky, European Pravda

No guarantees, no rights: why Ukraine should reject Merz’s EU "associate membership" plan

There are several EU countries that would be happy for Ukraine to remain stuck in the EU’s waiting room without voting rights and without access to European funds.

21 May 2026 — Sergiy Sydorenko, European Pravda