In its annual report on the implementation of the Association Agreement with Ukraine, published on 25 July, the European Commission considered that the country, over the period 1 December 2020-24 February 2022, i.e. until the Russian invasion, had given priority to the agreement and further integration with the EU.
This period was marked by the pandemic, the conflict in Donbass and Russian provocations, the Commission says.
According to the report, “commendable” efforts have been...