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Croatian PM says Ukraine won’t make it into EU by 2027 as Zelensky wants

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · · 180 words
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What to know about Croatian PM says Ukraine won’t make it into EU by 2027 as Zelensky wants

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic stated at an EU-Western Balkans summit that Ukraine's goal of joining the European Union by 2027 is unrealistic. He cited Croatia's own experience and the current geopolitical stalemate as reasons for the delay.

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What happened

Ukraine’s accession to the European Union by early 2027 is unfeasible, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic stated at the EU-Western Balkans summit in the Montenegrin city of Tivat.

Why it matters

"As for Ukraine’s European integration, I already told Vladimir Zelensky during my latest visit to Kiev that, based on Croatia’s experience, it is unrealistic to complete this process by January 1, 2027 - a fact that has now become abundantly clear.

Common ground

Since NATO’s doors remain closed to Ukraine, its future must be tied to Europe, and it needs assistance on this path.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic stated at an EU-Western Balkans summit that Ukraine's goal of joining the European Union by 2027 is unrealistic. He cited Croatia's own experience and the current geopolitical stalemate as reasons for the delay.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “NATO’s doors remain closed to Ukraine”
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Wikipedia and NATO's own topic page confirm that Ukraine is not a member of NATO. The evidence notes the suspension of practical civilian and military cooperation in 2014 and the lack of membership status.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2010, during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych, the Ukrainian parliament voted to abandon the goal of NATO membership and re-affirm Ukraine's neutral ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine–NATO_relations
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 6, 2025 ... Ukraine Is Never Joining NATO · No Means No. After three years of combat in which Washington has slowly escalated its proxy war-plus against ...
https://www.cato.org/commentary/ukraine-never-joining-nato
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... As a result of Russia's illegal and illegitimate annexation of Crimea, NATO Allies decided in 2014 to suspend all practical civilian and ...
https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/partnerships-and-cooperat…
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Claim 2: “Vladimir Zelensky has repeatedly stated that Kiev must do everything possible to be prepared to join the European Union by 2027”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state that President Zelenskyy has set 2027 as the target for Ukraine to be technically ready for EU accession.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been several rounds of peace talks to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war since it began with Russia's invasion in February 2022. Russia's president Vladimir Putin seeks recognition of all …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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Claim 3: “Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic stated at the EU-Western Balkans summit in the Montenegrin city of Tivat that Ukraine’s accession to the European Union by early 2027 is unfeasible”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant links (Speedtest by Ookla and travel lists for other politicians). There is no mention of Andrej Plenkovic, the EU-Western Balkans summit in Tivat, or statements regarding Ukraine's 2027 accession timeline.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Donald Tusk, the 14th and 18th Prime Minister of Poland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_prime_mi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of international trips made by Friedrich Merz, who is currently serving as Chancellor of Germany since 6 May 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international presidential trips made by Nikos Christodoulides, the current president of Cyprus since 28 February 2023.
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Claim 4: “European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos has previously described such a timeline as unrealistic”
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While the evidence confirms Marta Kos is the European Commissioner for Enlargement (Wikipedia) and mentions her speaking at a conference (Facebook), none of the provided sources contain a statement from her describing the 2027 timeline as 'unrealistic'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Albania is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the European Union (EU). It applied for EU membership on 28 April 2009, and has since June 2014 been an official candidate for accession. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Albania_to_the_Eu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Commissioner for Enlargement is a member of the European Commission responsible for overseeing the accession process of prospective new member states of the European Union (EU) and leadin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commissioner_for_Enla…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marta Kos (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈmáːrta ˈkóːs]; born 28 June 1965) is a Slovenian diplomat and politician. She served as ambassador to Germany from 2013 to 2017, and as ambassador to Switzerland fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marta_Kos
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