The European Union is considering two options for the development of the situation with granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for membership.

This is stated in the article A candidate with nuances: what is happening in the EU before the historic decision on Ukraine.

Plan A provides that the European Commission will provide a conclusion that Ukraine meets the criteria, and the EU will recognize its candidate status now. All subsequent steps, such as the start of negotiations, will be subject to reforms.

Plan B, which is being promoted by several capitals, provides that the conditions will be put forward now, and until they are met, Ukraine will be a "

The list of conditions is proposed to be written in the conclusions of the European Commission, so that it does not look like the idea of \u200b\u200bthe member states, but the EC itself.

At the summit in June, in this case, Ukraine will be informed that it becomes only a "

There is an opinion among individual officials of the European Commission and among individual Member States that Plan B will not be " It is even " Thus, a number of media outlets last night circulated Bloomberg messages with the heading Ukraine Likely to Win Initial EU Backing for Path to Membership.

" This has already been publicly announced both in the government and on Bankova. This is unanimously spoken by Ukrainian reform experts who sent a letter to the EU on this issue, which gathered an unprecedented wide support..

According to European Pravda, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Ukraine in the coming days.. The purpose of her visit is to personally explain to Zelensky the state of affairs and suggest how Kyiv can prevent the negative decision of the summit..