Ukraine Takes Tentative Step Towards EU Membership as Donbass Battles Reach ‘Fearsome Climax’

Ukraine Takes Tentative Step Towards EU Membership as Donbass Battles Reach ‘Fearsome Climax’
A Ukrainian service member with a dog observes in the industrial area of the city of Sievierodonetsk on June 20, 2022. Oleksandr Ratushniak TPX Images of the Day/Reuters
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KYIV—Ukraine will be accepted as a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a move that will boost the country’s morale as the battle with Russian troops for two cities in the east reached what one official called a “fierce climax.”

Although the approval of the Kyiv government’s application by EU leaders meeting in Brussels is just the start of what will be a years-long process, it signifies a huge geopolitical shift.