Kuleba: EU accession is first of all about money. The EU budget runs in 7-year cycles, and the next one starts in 2028.

If funding for Ukraine’s enlargement isn’t built into that budget by 2027, adding it later will be extremely hard.

2027 is discussed in the EU itself.

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— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 27 janvier 2026

Kuleba: EU accession is first of all about money. The EU budget runs in 7-year cycles, and the next one starts in 2028. If funding for Ukraine’s enlargement isn’t built into that budget by 2027, adding it later will be extremely hard. 2027 is discussed in the EU itself. 3X

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