Oliver Varhelyi, EU commissioner for Enlargement, said on October 29 that the Ukraine could join the European Union in 2029 if the country completes the reforms required.
To achieve this goal, the EU introduced specific initiatives such as the “Growth Plan,” and the “Ukraine Plan,” which aim to accelerate reform processes in Ukraine and Moldova, as well as the Western Balkans. Ukraine submitted its plan detailing its vision of reconstruction, modernization and reforms that are essential to its EU entry journey on March 20.
Since applying for EU membership in February 2022 and receiving candidate status in June of that same year, Ukraine has made significant progress towards EU membership. In December 2023, EU leaders decided to begin accession talks with Ukraine. This marked a significant advancement in Ukraine’s integration efforts.
The European Commission recently praised Ukraine for its progress on important reforms, such as those related to the judiciary system, rule of law and anti-corruption. However, it stressed that further reforms were still needed.
Varhelyi said, “With the Growth Plan we have made it feasible for the Western Balkans to complete reforms, and for Moldova to have everything ready, and to become a Member by the end (of the next mandate) of the European Commission.”
In June, Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his confidence that Ukraine will achieve full membership in Europe. The first intergovernmental meeting on Ukraine’s EU membership took place in Luxembourg, on June 25. This marked the official start of accession negotiations between Ukraine & the European Union.
Following the suspension of operations at Arctic LNG 2, Russian LNG tankers have gathered off Russia‘s east coast, indicating that Moscow has been unable to find buyers.
Serhii dobriak, the head of the Pokrovsk Military Administration, said: “Fortifications will be built in Pokrovsk and we have already entered the city. Certain areas of the town will be blocked so please leave those areas and don’t enter or leave the city.”
Authorities said that the attack destroyed the entrance from the first to fifth floors of a nine-story building. At least 29 people were hurt, including a child.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated on October 30 that “the evidence now indicates the North Korea has sent around 10,000 soldiers to train” in eastern Russia. “Some of these DPRK soldiers have already moved closer towards Ukraine, and we see them outfitted in Russian uniforms and equipped with Russian equipment.”
According to U.K. finance minister Rachel Reeves, London will provide guaranteed support for Ukraine in the amount of PS3 billion ($3.8billion) per year.
The European Commission cited recent legislative amendments affecting the election process. It also cited frequent compromises made on the secrecy of votes, procedural inconsistencies and intimidation. These have all negatively affected public trust in the electoral process.
Brussels expects Ukraine’s broadcasters to return their work to the format of the pre-war period, and questions the telethon’s objectivity.
The White House announced on October 17 that the next Ramstein format meeting would be held virtually in November, prior to Volodymyr Zelensky’s announcement.
According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the recent restrictions are applied to companies that are involved in networks of sanctions evasion in 17 jurisdictions including China, India Malaysia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Thailand and Turkey.
Serhii derkach, Deputy Communities and Territories Minister, presented a step-bystep plan for the partial reopening Ukraine’s airspace during a conference held in Warsaw.
“Russia thinks that they are very powerful, but if we had wanted to seize their power plant, then we would have done so, we could have done so, but we didn’t want to,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to Interfax the Russian banking giant offers interest at as low as 2% and plans to extend its offer to Kherson oblast and Zaporizhzhia as soon as construction of “housing” begins there.
The denial comes just a day after Financial Times reported that Ukraine, Russia and other countries are resuming talks about stopping the strikes on their energy infrastructures after the talks abruptly ceased in August after Ukraine’s Kursk invasion.
The prime minister of a NATO member and EU country discussed a number of topics with the propagandist sanctioned in the West, including the Nord Stream explosions and the alleged Western fatigue regarding the support for Ukraine.
It was a confidential information between Ukraine & the White House. How can we understand these messages? Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, said this during a press conference with journalists from Nordic nations.
Eric Schmidt, speaking at the Future Investment Initiative Conference in Saudi Arabia said that Russia’s conflict in Ukraine demonstrated how a “$5,000 Drone can destroy a tank worth $5 million.”
One source stated that only a few hundred of them are special forces and the rest are regular troops.
A source at the South Korean news agency said that Seoul had not received a similar request from the Ukrainians and the matter was not being considered.
As part of the investigation, the office summoned Salome Zourabichvili on Oct. 31. The president refused acknowledge the results, calling it “a Russian special operation” and urging voters to protest.
According to the Air Force, Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 33 of the 62 Russian Shahed drones that were launched overnight. Twenty-three drones were reported “lost.”
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