Is this really how they’re negotiating their emergency accession lite or is this just for show?
Zelenskiy wants to secure the best deal for Ukraine. Maybe he acts impudently, but he is somewhat right. I think that he supports an idea of “better try something than do nothing” .
Matters between states are rarely about who’s right but about who has more leverage. Ukraine has very little leverage.
No cards, eh?
In other words, yes. It doesn’t make it any less true that Trump said it that way if that’s what you’re referring to.
Though it’s not true, they have cards, but only a non demented leader can understand those.
What are those cards that Ukraine has when it comes to accelerated EU accession? There’s this unfortunate part where it requires unanimous decision of all member states, some of which have interests that do not align with Ukraine. This means that each of 27 members have the strongest card there is and there’s plenty who will use it, particularly countries that are afraid of Ukrainian agriculture industry. We might not like it but that’s the reality and pretending otherwise won’t change it.
It’s always like that, EU members, specially those bordering with a candidate country or those feeling threatened, blackmail the shit out of them. But Ukraine is a huge market, plenty of rebuilding once the war ends and also a buffer zone between Russia and EU.
