“The outbreak of the full-scale war has challenged the image of the EU and NATO in the minds of Ukrainians. NATO’s response has not lived up to Ukrainians’ expectations of unity and power. On the contrary, the EU has been agile, reacted quickly and made very courageous decisions. The European Union’s mobilization and support for Ukraine is one of the main reasons for Ukraine’s resilience from the first months of the war and up to the present”.

Leo Litra, Senior Research Fellow at New Europe Center, spoke at La Grande Conversation. It is the intellectual and political review of French think tank Terra Nova.

In interview, the expert told about economic and demographic obstacles that Ukraine needs to overcome during accession process, hopes and uncertainties of the membership and challenges of negotiations in wartime.

More is available here (French): https://cutt.ly/Ie2qHpXE