Ukraine would join EU next year under draft peace plan
Move backed by Brussels would transform the bloc’s approach to admitting new members
Move backed by Brussels would transform the bloc’s approach to admitting new members

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

A €90bn Ukraine loan should mark the beginning of a more decisive and ambitious EU

Berlin and Paris say no to Kyiv accessing bloc’s budget and having voting rights until it becomes a full member

Negotiations come as London and Brussels seek closer defence alignment in wake of Trump threats

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

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