On Saturday 11 June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for his country to be granted EU candidate status. Such a decision could be made at the European Council meeting on 23 and 24 June.
“We are at a decisive moment for Ukraine, the EU and the whole of Europe”, he said at a press briefing with European Commission President Usula von der Leyen in Kyiv. According to him, the whole of Europe is a target for Russia, and Ukraine is the first step in its plan. “That is why a...