Member of the European Parliament, former Prime Minister of Lithuania Andryus Kubilius believes that Ukraine can acquire full membership in the EU in 2029.

 He said this in an interview with "European Truth".

 "Of course, for this, both parties must work: Ukraine must make reforms, and the European Union must muster the political will and restore the ambitions of building a new European architecture, which provides for the membership of Ukraine, Moldova, and maybe Georgia," Kubilyus said.

 He reminded that the resolutions of the European Parliament stated that negotiations with Ukraine regarding its accession to the EU should begin in 2023.

 "And we want them to proceed as they did with Central Europe. It took three years for Lithuania to negotiate with the EU, four years for Poland - this is a large country, comparable to Ukraine," said the MEP.

 Based on this experience, according to him, the European Parliament estimates that the negotiations with Ukraine may come to an end by 2027, when Lithuania will preside over the European Union. It will take another year or two to ratify the treaty in all 27 EU member states.

 "If we work at a good pace, we can hope that already in 2029, Ukraine will be able to participate in the elections of the European Parliament as a full member of the EU," added Kubilyus.

 It will be recalled that Kubilyus proposed to create a new format that will work on the integration of Ukraine and other countries into the EU, similar to the Rammstein format.