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The consequences of the second Russian aggression in Ukraine will change the world in many aspects from international law to nuclear safety, but also locally from regional cooperation to integration. Although Ukraine has now successfully applied to become a member of the European Union and by each passing day confirms it’s NATO membership worthy, it is perhaps more relevant today to focus on the pre-membership period. In this period, key decisions and events will take place, which will take Ukraine closer to being fully integrated to the European and Western family.
Nevertheless, it is not an easy road; various reforms are a pre-requisite of becoming a full member. Estonia's experience is no exception – the process of integration and reforms can be measured in a decade – as both were finalized only in 2004. Regardless of how Ukraine rebuilds itself, with the help of the new Marshall Plan 2.0 or eventually the Russian capital seized in Western banks for reparations, an enormous task remains ahead after the war has ended and the territorial integrity of Ukrainian has been restored.
