Ursala von der Leyen on Ukraine's EU-membership : Regarding the progress Ukraine has made, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that “Ukraine has completed well over 90 percent of the necessary steps that [the Commission] set out last year.” Now here is a lesson on the treaty of Lisbon (EU) which is in force since 2009 : This clause provides that if a Member State is the victim of armed aggression on its territory, the other Member States have an obligation to aid and assist it by all the means in their power, in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations. When Ukraine joins the EU and the conflict is not resolved, the EU will be at war with Russia. Sources : atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla… eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-conte…).
