European Union leaders on Thursday agreed to accept Ukraine as a candidate to join the European Union, although it’s not clear whether the eastern European country will become one.
Charles Michel, president of the European Council, confirmed on Thursday afternoon that leaders approved EU candidate status for not only Ukraine but also its neighbor, Moldova. Brussels has not welcomed any new nations since 2013, which is when Croatia joined the EU.
EU candidate status doesn’t confer membership, which could be decades away, and it doesn’t mean that Ukraine is trying to join NATO—a separate, defense-oriented bloc. However, Michel called the announcement a “historic moment” in light of the Russia–Ukraine conflict, which has raged since Feb. 24….
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