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Ukraine obtained EU candidate status on Thursday 23 June. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes this decision.
Thursday, June 23, Ukraine is now a candidate for the European Union. Emmanuel Macron believes that this is a very strong message sent to Russia. Moldova has also obtained the approval of the Twenty-Seven. On the other hand, the status of candidate does not mean membership. “Of course, countries will have to do their homework before taking the next step. They will have to reform”recalls Ursula Von Der Leyen, President of the European Commission.
The European Union’s decision is seen as a victory for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “We have waited for it for 120 days and for 30 years. We will defeat the enemy and we will rest, or rather we will rebuild Ukraine first and then rest afterwards”, he says. Never has a country at war obtained EU candidate status so quickly.
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