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European Council President Charles Michel on Wednesday said he would invite the EU to give Ukraine and Moldova candidate status to join the bloc at the summit.
European Union leaders on Thursday are set to make Ukraine a candidate for joining the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to navigate. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Brussels.
The two-day summit, which begins on Thursday, will also touch upon Moldova's EU application, food insecurity, inflation and the cost-of-living crisis.
The Belarusian opposition leader told Euronews that no one deserves EU candidacy status more than Ukraine.
Top European Union officials recommended on Wednesday that Ukraine be invited to begin membership talks as soon as it meets final conditions, taking Kyiv a step closer to its major strategic goal even as it struggles to repel Russia's invasion. FRANCE 24's Pierre Benazet reports from Brussels.
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