The events of the period of autumn 2013 - spring 2014 in Ukraine led to the loss of social, economic and political stability. It all started with the desire of the people (or a certain part of it) to be part of the European Union. Now, after all that has happened, what are the real chances for Ukraine to join the EU?
Will Ukraine join the EU: the formal side of the issue
In most cases, any political question can be answered only in a conditional mood - by guesswork, analytics and intuition. And when it comes to a state in which a revolution has only recently occurred, everything becomes even more complicated.
On the one hand, the doors of the European Union are open for Ukraine. Formally speaking.
If we take into account the association agreement with the European Union signed on March 24 by the Ukrainian minister, we can say that Ukraine is moving confidently towards a European, democratic future - this document is a recognition of the sovereignty and integrity of Ukraine, and it is the association agreement that lays the foundation for legal reforms, legal proceedings and other areas of life of the country.
It should be noted right away that the “preamble” signed on March 24, 2014, that is, only the political part of the association agreement with the EU, does not affect the country's economy and social sphere. It can be called only the "beginning".
Whether such a beginning will have a continuation is unknown. Perhaps the EU’s credit of trust will be exhausted on this - too much depends on how events in Ukraine develop in 2014.
Do not forget that, although the current government of Ukraine was (formally) recognized as legitimate by the EU and the USA, ministers and political scientists of the same countries express great concern about who is actually conducting the current political elite of Ukraine.
