# What’s missing from Ukraine’s EU checklist?

https://mins.news/en/item/16365

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-07 16:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/the-missing-benchmark-why-sanctions-reform-should-be-part-of-eu-accession-negotiations/

> Ukraine has launched the sixth cluster in its negotiations to join the European Union, covering external relations. The move brings the country another step closer to membership. The cluster’s description stresses that Ukraine should align its sanctions policy with the EU. Yet the benchmarks leave out the reforms.

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