Guest Editorial: “Accession through war” – Ukraine’s road to the EU
Journal: Common Market Law Review
Year: 2022

Accession through war" -Ukraine's road to the EU Applying for EU membership in time of war Ukraine formally applied for EU membership on 28 February 2022 in the most tragic circumstances.President Zelenskyy signed the letter of application just a few days after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country, and as Russian troops were only about 15 kilometres from his office in Kyiv.The formal application was an act of despair by a country already at war since 2014, and now fighting for