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Ukraine on course for EU candidacy at summit, EU says
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BRUSSELS, 22 June 2022, (TON): Ministers and diplomats said “Ukraine is set to become an official candidate for European Union membership on Thursday in a symbolic but morale-boosting decision following Russia’s invasion.”
Three diplomats told media “EU leaders in Brussels are expected to sign off on last week’s recommendation by the European Commission, the EU executive. After several days of internal EU discussions no opposition among the 27 member states has surfaced.”
Luxembourg’s foreign affairs minister Jean Asselborn told reporters “we are working toward the point where we tell (Russian President Vladimir) Putin that Ukraine belongs to Europe, that we will also defend the values that Ukraine defends.”
Moldova is also almost certain to be given candidate status, the diplomats said “although Georgia must fulfil conditions, namely that it overcome political deadlock in the country.”
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