Historical decision about Ukraine joining EU

[@davidwebb4904]

A process that can take decades.

[@bobhomestead7396]

Him walking out had nothing to do with coffee, It was about 10 billion.

[@VijayKumar-o5o6i]

Thank you very much Olga

[@tokajileo5928]

every politician in EU knows this is symbolic and Ukraine has no chance joining EU in the next 30years

[@BernabeCañeta]

Hi friend good evening God bless you all ways and your family advance merry Christmas ❤❤❤

[@DropdudeJohn]

Out of the frying pan

[@samorayee420]

Never ever dream about Ukraine join Europe. Ukraine is never ever join Europe or nato. This conflict is not ending yet .

[@philipjdry1234]

I would like to work for free in Ukraine to help rebuild, I just need food, water and a place to sleep

[@TheFrewah]

Call the embassy

[@jasoncuculo7035]

Happy New Years Olga

[@ronw8628]

btw, is the fire real wood?

[@anonymous-ze3qc]

As a greek we have the worst experience on EU if Ukraine want to be a member it will be good for him but be very careful

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

This decision means that Ukraine must finally get serious about stamping out corruption. This is the biggest obstacle to any kind of European integration. The Ukrainian political and financial system has failed so far to severely punish corrupt actors. Hopefully this changes. I am British, and my country isn't in the European Union any longer. Ukraine should think about how much integration it wants within Europe. There are the options of Norway and Switzerland, which aren't members but access some EU benefits. Anyway, at least there will be something for Ukrainians to look forward to: serious political, judicial, and financial reforms and closer integration into the European community.

[@Agimus_AGO56]

Fascinating. I often wondered why a country would join the EU. As an American it seemed insane to give other countries, like Germany and Paris larger control over your currency than your own country. I didn't think of the open boarder aspect, which could mean being a part of a larger community, which could effect security and access to goods, technology, and so on. I'm not sure how the EU works. It's literally a foreign concept to Americans.

[@forgeteverythingelse]

Did you make up 10 to 12 years or is it really written somewhere?

[@TheFrewah]

That will be about the time before Ukraine is ready. It took only four years for Sweden but we were ready

[@sojolly]

Nice fire Olya, please dont melt your youtube button!

[@asl19999]

Lets hope Hungary vetoes Ukraine's entry

[@jackpeng1906]

will use 20 years

[@kemi1937]

Hopefully LGBTQ+ equality in Ukraine!

[@My22alex]

but its takes years before to be accepted

[@GaryAJMartin]

Doesn’t make much sense to bring it up now, with the war going on. Moldova sure. No war there.

[@greg-b2k]

With current couruption level next generation

[@philipjdry1234]

Will Ukraine move to EU currency?

[@jacobfrederick3614]

Wouldn’t that be part of their reforms? They will have trouble getting financial stability, while at war.

[@harshittripathi8086]

Hlo can you help me

[@redensign9975]

👍🇨🇦🇺🇦♥️

[@ExileLBL]

And how old are u? U seemed like 20 :)

[@TheFujiwuji]

Personally, although I love Ukraine and its people very much, I don't think Ukraine joining the EU is a very good idea for all parties. The reason is, Ukraine as a nation does not share many of the values and traditions that underpin and solidify Europe. Ukraine's soul is much tighter and closer tied with Russia's soul (through its traditions, language, conflicts, food and literature). Heck, Kiev was once the capital of Russia and Russian is still the main language. Corruption is massive in Ukraine, of course, but there's no way to ever clean up the criminal element in Ukraine without a complete religious revival sweeping the entire country... which will never, ever happen. The morality and honesty of a nation doesn't spawn from nowhere. Although younger generations of Europeans have been trending atheist of late, the threads of belief in God still exist. Sure, there are churches everywhere in Ukraine, but they're largely empty, and young people in Ukraine don't care at all about God. Basically, the greatest concern about Ukraine to the EU would be the lower level of morality coming to the entire EU, not the potential enormous economic drag that it represents to the wealthier nations. You bring an immoral, massively corrupt country with no belief in God into the EU and it's a recipe for complete disaster for the rest of Europe.

[@Olga_Reznikova]

When people talk about cultural similarities with Russia, do they assume all Russia or just few regions near Ukrainian borders? half of Russia looks Asian. They are Asians actually. There are so many nations with their own languages and traditions, far far away from Ukraine at all. I bet you may find more similarities with China maybe, but not with Ukraine.

[@ronw8628]

​@@Olga_Reznikovahe talking about the russian import of corruption to all of ukraine. Before war, ukraine was the most corrupt country in europe at least by perception

[@Kris_M]

@@Olga_Reznikova That person is totally misguided and also bluntly wrong. Ukraines religious levels are around Europe's average, and luckily the majority of people have a morality standard way higher that what is dictated by the different religions. Their 2 last sentences are just absurd.

[@janisjersovs2441]

I agree with you, but sadly many here don't understand the depth of your comment.

[@jackpeng1906]

the long discription tells a truth. but Someone definately do not like this opinion

[@jasoncuculo7035]

I fear austerity measures and Austrian School of Economic neoliberal trickle down bs will be required

[@dillinpicklesworth5698]

Nothing says freedom like being told what to do by a bunch of unelected foreign people. 👎😑👎

[@Tsuroerusu]

The timeline also depends a bit on Ukraine itself in the following sense: During negotiations, candidate countries usually try to haggle over which exact reforms to do, how fast, the exact manner in which they are done etc. And this process of haggling over many hundreds, of not thousands, of legal adjustments will prolong the negotiating period. If Ukraine haggles a lot less, or not at all in some cases, then that shortens the process. Keep in mind that the 15ish years thing is what happened in the past for the entire process from even just beginning to align with the EU to the day of joining. As Ursula von der Leyen noted before candidate status was granted last year, at that time Ukraine had already implemented 70% of EU legislation, a process that began with the Association Agreement in 2014, so Ukraine is already 10 years into this process while in the middle of a war. Therefore, I think we looking more along the lines of 5 - 10 years with delays when the accession treaty eventually needs to be ratified by all member state parliaments, because there's usually problems along the way like referendums in Ireland, constitutional reviews in Germany and all sorts of things that will delay things.

[@davidsalinas1628]

Thank you for your update!❤ I hope it happens soon.

[@Olga_Reznikova]

I hope so too!

[@tetyanaquinn2362]

In 1999 I moved to the US and got married. Got US citizenship. Am I still a citizen of Ukraine?

[@sevketdan4444]

No😂

[@jhunlayugan9139]

Hi ❤

[@kelviskelvis7140]

Ukraine and Moldova joining the EU will be a mutual benefit and strengthen all parties. It will be nice to see Ukraine finally come out of the shadows of the past and shine with a brighter future. Good reporting Olga. Keep them coming.

[@danielr.8345]

What benefit for eu and eu citizens?

[@kelviskelvis7140]

@@danielr.8345 New markets

[@VladIsLove22]

Це більше ІУ ніж ЇУ як ти кажеш

[@philiprussell3338]

Ukraine has full backing and will continue to have from the UK. ❤❤❤❤

[@adrianbrown1492]

If after the war Ukraine do eventually join the EU I'm sure in the short term they will benefit financially. But this help will come with conditions such as accepting millions of people from third world countries thus destroying Ukrainian culture. The "woke" EU will then want to change the history of Ukraine to erase the populations memory of this culture. Turkeys voting for Christmas?

[@Godofwar-fw1lu]

😂😂😂you people are bigger joker then zalansky 😂😂😂😂 Russia is winner 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@tubalcain1039]

This is good news!

[@The_Savage_Wombat]

While the uncontrolled migration from corrupt, middle eastern religion dominated countries to Europe is an issue for Hungary, as it is for all of Europe, Orban needs to consider that his support of Putin will have more serious economic consequences than his border problems.

[@harshittripathi8086]

Iam indian

[@harleyss475]

It is not going to happen

[@LA-MJ]

I would be first to vote yes but I fear this will become another Turkey situation where significant members in EU core want to hear none of it. And Ukraine as well having been disappointed of this whole process

[@TheFrewah]

Thankfully, Turkey isn’t a member of EU

[@terraGaliciaXXIV]

Turkey is not a European country and will never be. It baffles me as a European how anybody can think that it is

[@ExileLBL]

I thought it is@@TheFrewah

[@jonsmachineshop]

Congratulations Olga and all Ukrainians! It will be a long process but this is a big step in the right direction. Any step away from Русский мір has to be a step in the right direction. This has to be a major blow to putin. Good luck and godspeed. Hope NATO offers a path to membership soon as well.

[@tekpic04]

In an interview Vladimir Putin has started for the record, he no problems joining the EU, not to join NATO.

[@adrianr7819]

I dont think just one country should have the power to veto a decision. Why did Hungary get in the EU when they seem to not conform. BTW Happy Christmas to you and your family. ❤

[@roberturbanczyk204]

Not only Hungarians will block it. They will be blocked by Poland if they will keep gloryfying nazis

[@VijayKumar-o5o6i]

Visa free for Indian people

[@andrewhyde3146]

It'll be much better for Ukraine 🇺🇦 to have the strength and support of the EU behind them as a country, though of course It'll take time to finalise everything, but yes, an excellent move forward 🎉

[@Dmitriy_Vovchenko]

It is not beneficial for Ukraine to be in the European Union. EU regulations will slow down the economy. Ukraine is a Swiss-type state - a neutral, transit state between geopolitical centers and should use these advantages. Most likely, the European Union will collapse, just as the USSR collapsed, although in essence the European Union is similar to the USSR.

[@FloridaPete1948]

I largely agree with you!

[@TheFrewah]

No one in ussr voted to join.

[@LinXnerd]

Your economies will increase in Ukraine and Moldova. The Lord knows that you deserve that at minimum. Only good looking people are permitted to join the EU so guess what, you good looking people! You already belong to the Western Union, no matter how long it takes to get "approved" to enter the EU. 😉

[@serrao8320]

🇺🇦❤‍🔥🇺🇦💙💛

[@MrJAC56]

Look to Poland to see how Ukrain will benifit from joining the EU. My freinds from there tell me it was slow but great improvement overall. For starters infastructure improvements and ease of travel. Go Ukraine! 😎

[@veracity5977]

Poor Russia

[@DjordjeDjuricSRB]

can i as a Serbian citizen can i get Ukrainian Citizenship (passport) by marriage after 3 years without renouncing my Serbian Citizenship ?

[@williamzengeler4378]

I think Ukraine will become a rich country, after the war, and especially if they are members of the EU. Now, it has become so well known, and people are going to be curious, and see what Ukraine has to offer, which is a lot. Even during the war, real estate prices are about the same, as before the war, for example.

[@TheFrewah]

I’m happy about this decision. It will take quite some time before you can join which you are aware of. Then there may be people like Orban somewhere. It has to be like this but there can be useful agrrements as you go.

[@dr.stevenpennym.d.3241]

I would not like to see Ukraine join the United Nations. That would create much more tension between Russia and the United States. Ukraine needs to stand down and become a state of the federation of Russia. Ukraine needs to surrender. Ukraine is turning into a giant graveyard. You have men 45 to 70 years old fighting. A great portion of young men are gone. Peace can be achieved through negotiation.

[@littlewink7941]

EU not UN!

[@TheFrewah]

No, you can’t successfully negotiate with Russia.

[@mrbelevederesuncle9821]

👍👍

[@tekpic04]

If Ukraine wants to join the EUSSR then that's up them. I'm glad a Brit that also wanted out of this corrupt union and to this day, no EU budgets has ever been signed off. The British people have no problems doing business in the economic sense, not political union and Poland should do the best move and get out as well.

[@littlewink7941]

Leaving the EU was the worst thing Britain did since liquidating the Empire and before that joining with France in the First World War!

[@tekpic04]

@@littlewink7941 When the vote put to the people of the UK, they were told about beneficial in economic terms and nothing else. They vote yes for business when it was the EEC. Then come the 1980's, the name changed to EC not EEC and started notice when things massively changing for the worst. New laws being imposed on the people. Let me remind you here the UK government is not the same as it's population and they do not serve them like any around round the world. With many campaigners to try to get the vote have seen by well known political figures and won which proudly voted for. All of those figures in government institutions are all Communist dress in sheep's clothing as democracy. There is a very good book by a former economic and intelligence advisor to the then prime minister, Margaret Thatcher and his name is Christopher Story. During the time he was alive Christopher Story published a book titled, 'The European Union Collective' (2002) and this spelt out and you are interested in view his talks, it is here on KZbin.

[@ExileLBL]

@@littlewink7941yep, even Johnson lately agreed

[@jamesvandemark2086]

Slava Ukraini! (yes, I'm following this) 🔰

[@17cmmittlererminenwerfer81]

I prefer Ukrainian independence, along with NATO membership. Ukraine is part of Europe already. What it needs is to fully emerge from the Russian shadow and become fully Ukrainian, before it subsumes itself in European laws and politics.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Ukraine could take the Norway option.

[@cskvision]

Orban should sit out taking coffee breaks permanently during EU meetings. His corrupt ways are not welcome in the EU

[@ironcurtainboxing]

Ukraine either joins the EU or the Russian Federation. I think the majority of Ukrainians know one thing. West is the Best baby! Long live the European Union 🇪🇺. Long live Ukraine 🇺🇦. Long live decency & the rule of law. Long live free humans!

[@Pgi458]

Hope Ukraine can keep their own currency cause it’s too expensive for the locals to use

[@Olga_Reznikova]

so many EU countries keep their local currency.

[@DropdudeJohn]

@@Olga_Reznikova They don't, they all have to capitulate eventually, I think its only Denmark that kept its currency

[@DropdudeJohn]

The problem with the Euro in so many European countries is it just screws their economies and its set really to favour the French and German economies mainly although some other Northern European nations can cope with it.

[@FlintIronstag23]

@@DropdudeJohn There are 27 EU countries and 20 use the Euro. Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, and Bulgaria don't use the Euro.

[@Olga_Reznikova]

@@FlintIronstag23also UK didn't use but they are out already 😂

[@charlesyoung9980]

Well, if Ukraine joins the EU is would be a crushing defeat for Putin. I am wondering what Ukraine would need to "give up" in order to obtain membership. So, I am cautious at this moment about such a move.

[@Olga_Reznikova]

not sure about EU... Crucial defeat would be in Ukraine join NATO.

[@DropdudeJohn]

@@Olga_Reznikova # I would hold your horses on that, NATO countries won't agree to have a country in NATO that is currently in a conflict, that won't happen.

[@TheFrewah]

@@Olga_Reznikova That will also take time. That”s just the way it is.

[@uttrakhandivlogger8948]

❤i am Indian man I want to friend ship with you

[@streetsarecold]

orban is putin via incognito mode

[@alwayspete]

Coffee!!! 😂😂😂 I like how you say “EU”! 🥹😄 Pete :”)