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UKRAINE’S EU ACCESSION IN
WARTIME: PHASED INTEGRATION,
SECURITY IMPLICATIONS,
AND EU READINESS
Russia’s full-scale invasion has turned Ukraine’s EU accession into a test case for enlargement under wartime conditions. This article argues that Ukraine is shifting its accession towards a gradual model, in which sectoral integration ― including in security and defence ― advances alongside reforms rather than following full stabilisation. It shows how instruments such as…