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The 27 leaders also granted Moldova the candidate status, while Georgia was left on the waiting list.
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.
Zelenskyy has urged Europe to support Ukraine's candidacy to the European Union at the upcoming summit at the end of June and called for more action to stop Russian aggression.
In an interview with FRANCE 24, the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that the bloc "will continue" providing military support to Ukraine, while taking care not to become a "belligerent" in the conflict. Speaking to Europe Editor Catherine Nicholson, Borrell added that he expects the EU to eventually impose a total ban on imports of Russian oil in a bid to reduce the Kremlin's ability to finance its war in Ukraine.
"Membership is a long-standing request from Ukraine but there are different opinions and sensitivities within the EU on enlargement," said Charles Michel, president of the European Council.View on euronews
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