@Lev Ukraine became a member of the EU in 2004, as the country wasn't part of the Soviet Union for over 80 years. Notably, the last Soviet Union left Ukraine in 1991. Ukraine joined NATO's Partnership for Peace programme in 1991, with the same year that it joined the Common EU Framework Programme for Transport and Communications. Ukraine joined the World Trade Organisation in 2013. [Summary]: Ukraine becomes World's 14th member of the EU