“The associated trio is our message that there is no alternative to European integration for our three partner countries, and there is no alternative also for Europe, because they must perceive our three countries as a serious project to ensure peace and prosperity in Europe,” Kuleba told journalists on Monday, according to
Interfax-Ukraine.
Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova have publicly stated that their aim is to become EU members and have signed association agreements with the bloc.
The other three countries within the EU’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) have no such plans. Belarus and Armenia have joined the Russia-led Eurasian economic Union, while Azerbaijan, rich in fossil fuels, seeks to maintain equal distance from Russia and the US, while enhancing its relations with Turkey.