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title: "Ursula von der Leyen: No hard deadlines for Ukraine's EU accession"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/5238/ursula-von-der-leyen-no-hard-deadlines-for-ukraine-s-eu-accession
published: 2023-02-03T19:01:37Z
language: en
author: "Bogdan Nigai"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
---

# Ursula von der Leyen: No hard deadlines for Ukraine's EU accession

> There are no rigid deadlines for Ukraine's accession to the European Union, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the end of a summit in Kiev on Friday. She stressed that there are targets that Kiev must meet in its efforts to join the EU bloc.

There are no rigid deadlines for Ukraine's accession to the European Union, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the end of a summit in Kiev on Friday. She stressed that there are targets that Kiev must meet in its efforts to join the EU bloc.

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On Friday, the Ukraine-European Union summit in Kiev was attended by top European officials who reconfirmed their support for Ukraine's EU accession process at a time when Russian attacks are intensifying in the east of the country, reports France Presse.

The last such summit took place in Kiev in October 2021 - several months before Russia's invasion of Ukraine.