Austrian Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer says ‘two or three years’ won’t be enough Ukraine's hopes of joining the EU any time soon are unrealistic, Austrian Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer said on Monday. Vladimir Zelensky has previously demanded that Ukraine be included by 2027, insisting his country will be technically ready to join by next year. Membership is “a step-by-step process” that “will not be finished within two or three years, or whatever the timeline may be.” Speaking to