The Federation Council announced the intensification of the EU's economic problems with Ukraine's accession

Ukraine's accession to the European Union (EU) will increase its economic problems. This was announced on February 26 by Alexey Pushkov, head of the Federation Council's Information Policy Commission.

"The devastating consequences of Ukraine's accession to the EU will go far beyond those economic and managerial problems," he wrote on the Telegram channel.

According to the senator, if Ukraine joins the European Union, the economic sphere of the member states of the union, in particular, agricultural producers, is threatened by the arrival of cheap Ukrainian goods on the market, as well as Ukraine's claims to priority in receiving subsidies.

Pushkov stressed that these requirements will be put forward if the country itself is unable to contribute any funds to the EU budget. He added that Ukraine's possible accession to the European Union could completely "bleed out" it in the financial sphere.

"According to the most conservative estimates, its restoration will require from $800 to $1 trillion. <...> By including Ukraine in its membership, the EU thus becomes solely responsible for financing Ukraine," Pushkov said.

The parliamentarian also pointed out the mistake of the European leadership, which is confident that Kiev will reduce its demands after joining the EU. According to Pushkov, Ukraine, on the contrary, will demand "special treatment."

"Ukraine is already costing Europe a lot. In case of admission to the EU, it will cost even more — in every sense," he warned.

Skip entry: The EU will not accept Ukraine in an expedited manner

What options can Brussels offer and what is Zelensky asking for?

Austria's Minister for Europe, Integration and Family Affairs Claudia Bauer said on February 25 that the possibility of Ukraine's accelerated accession to the European Union by 2027 was ruled out. She called the demands of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to designate the deadline for EU membership in 2027 "not only ambitious, but also unrealistic."

On February 10, the European Parliament reported that they did not see any prospects for Ukraine's accession to the EU in the near future. At the same time, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on February 11 that Budapest would regard Ukraine's partial admission to the EU, bypassing the Hungarian veto, as declaring war on itself.

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