European Integration of Ukraine: Tool for Internal Reform, Source of Problems or Pass Ticket to EU Membership?

Abstract

Despite the signing of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, there would seem to be no alternative to the European choice for Ukraine, given the current Russian aggression; there are different views on the objectives and results of the European integration of Ukraine. This article examines three of the most common points of view related to this process: European integration as a tool for internal transformation in Ukraine; European integration as a pass ticket to the EU membership; European integration as a source of problems in Ukraine.

Keywords: Ukraine, European Union, European integration, Russia