EU moves to advance Ukraine’s accession by sidestepping Hungary
Brussels advises Kyiv to advance technical work despite Budapest holding up talks
Brussels advises Kyiv to advance technical work despite Budapest holding up talks

Officials are none the wiser about how to bring Kyiv into the bloc

Kyiv and European allies seek to strengthen their hand as Washington-led peace talks reach critical phase

When it came to using frozen Russian assets as leverage, the EU blinked

Move backed by Brussels would transform the bloc’s approach to admitting new members

Reforms under discussion would tear up accession rules used since cold war to allow Kyiv to join in a potential peace deal

Kyiv’s choices are between bad now and worse later