{"id":86029,"date":"2023-12-14T22:19:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/if-putin-prevails-there-will-be-no-ukraine-to-join-the-eu-and-that-is-no-longer-out-of-the-question-world-news\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T22:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:19:04","slug":"if-putin-prevails-there-will-be-no-ukraine-to-join-the-eu-and-that-is-no-longer-out-of-the-question-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/if-putin-prevails-there-will-be-no-ukraine-to-join-the-eu-and-that-is-no-longer-out-of-the-question-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"If Putin prevails, there will be no Ukraine to join the EU – and that is no longer out of the question | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It had all the makings of one of those nightmare EU summits.<\/p>\n

A crucially important meeting that would drag on rancorously late beyond the end of the week.<\/p>\n

The villain of the piece, Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban <\/strong>– whose critics call him Putin’s puppet – had arrived looking up for a fight.<\/p>\n

There was nothing to discuss, he said, when it came to talks on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.<\/p>\n

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But by early evening a summit surprise – striding into the reporters’ hall, EU Council president Charles Michel had a breakthrough to announce.<\/p>\n

The EU had approved the start of talks on Ukraine <\/strong>joining the union. Hungary<\/strong>‘s opposition had appeared to crumble.<\/p>\n

This is a huge moment for Ukraine. Ukrainians have a chance now to meet the destiny they set themselves almost a decade ago when they rose up to throw off Russian domination.<\/p>\n

And it gives them even more to fight for.<\/p>\n

It will be a massive boost to morale as they prepare for a long hard winter, with their infrastructure set to be pummelled again and again by armadas of Russian drones.<\/p>\n

And not a moment too soon. As EU leaders were meeting in Brussels, in Moscow, their antagonist, President Putin<\/strong>, was sounding as belligerent as ever.<\/p>\n

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He spelt it out again: his war is about destroying Ukraine as a country.<\/p>\n

Ukraine’s cities, he said, were Russian – the conflict is a civil war because Ukrainians are really Russians.<\/p>\n

If he prevails, today’s diplomatic victory for President Zelenskyy will be irrelevant; there will be no Ukraine to join the EU.<\/p>\n

And that is not out of the question now.<\/p>\n

Read more: <\/strong>
Are we ready for a world where Ukraine loses?<\/strong>
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For all its Western-supplied tanks, Western training and Western strategising, Ukraine’s counteroffensive has ended in failure – casting considerable doubt over what happens next.<\/p>\n

Russia<\/strong> has learned from its mistakes and is being armed faster by autocratic allies than Ukraine is by the West. And Putin has time on his side.<\/p>\n

There is talk of fatigue setting in<\/strong> in Western capitals. Divisions in Washington and Brussels could jeopardise future Western support.<\/p>\n

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There will be many more stages in Ukraine’s years-long effort to join the EU, each one with the chance of undoing its chances.<\/p>\n

But make no mistake. This is a big deal for Ukraine – another major step westwards and away from Russia.<\/p>\n

And make no mistake either about Vladimir Putin’s determination to do whatever it takes to thwart it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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