BREAKING: Ukraine and Moldova fast-tracked to become candidates to join EU.
The embattled country applies for EU membership less than a week after Vladimir Putin launched his invasion on February 24.
The decision by the leaders of the 27-nation bloc to grant candidate status today was uncharacteristically rapid for the EU. But the war and Ukraine’s request to be fast-tracked persuaded government heads meeting in Brussels to get a move on. The EU also granted candidate status to Moldova, which borders Ukraine. Despite the significance of the move, actually gaining membership could still take years or even decades.
Countries must meet a detailed host of economic and political conditions, including a commitment to the rule of law and other democratic principles.Ukraine applied to join the bloc less than a week after Vladimir Putin invaded
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