EU not ready to set date for Ukraine membership, says Kallas

High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas on Sunday said she felt that the European Union (EU) member states are not ready to give a concrete date regarding Ukraine's EU membership.

Flags of European Union (EU) and Ukraine are seen at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

"There's a lot of work to be done," she said at the 62nd Munich Security Conference. In the end, "it's always the geopolitical picture" that shapes such decisions, she added.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has recently called for a specific date for Ukraine to formally join the EU. Ukraine was granted candidate status for accession to the EU in June 2022.