The Enlargement Package Report represents both recognition and restraint from the EU in terms of Ukraine. It acknowledges Ukraine’s extraordinary progress under extreme duress, but warns that membership will still require years of sustained reform from the country. Ukraine’s government continues to insist that reforms are advancing as quickly as wartime conditions allow. As Brussels debates the mechanics of accession, the larger question may not be if Ukraine joins the EU, but how and when Europe can adapt itself to welcome a member forged through war and resilience.

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