00:00Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced he wants his country to join the European Union in 2027.
00:09Zelenskyy believes that EU membership could be part of a range of international security guarantees after ending the war.
00:17Ukraine received candidate status in 2022 after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, and accession talks officially started in 2024.
00:29But Hungary is opposed to the idea. They claim that Ukraine's accession would come with security threats and economic risks.
00:38According to an EU official knowledgeable on the accession process, a so-called gradual integration is also on the table.
00:47The official added that despite Hungary's veto, Ukraine made significant progress and completed the fastest ever screening process of any EU applicant.
00:59To be continued...
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