- The EU will formally open accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova next week, kicking off a lengthy, 35-area negotiation process that can take years.
- Leaders call it a strategic move for peace and stability and praise Ukraine’s wartime reforms — Kyiv sees EU membership as an important security guarantee.
- Big hurdles remain: NATO membership is contentious, Russia opposes expansion, and EU members are debating quicker “associate” options while Hungary’s prior block has softened.
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