The European Union gave its blessing on Friday to war-torn Ukraine to become official ‘Filter’ for join mass along with Historic neighbor of Moldova move can open up Since years path towards joining The European Union brought about by Russia invasion.
Ukraine applied to join The European Union, four days after the influx of Russian troops across its borders in February. Four days later, Moldova and Georgia—two rival ex-Soviet states—done with Separatist areas occupied by Russian forces.
“Ukraine has clearly demonstrated the country’s aspirations and determination to do so.” live up of European values and standards”, the Executive Committee of the European Union head Ursula von der Leyen said: in Brussels. she made The announcement wearing Ukrainian colors, a yellow Jacket over blue shirt.
“Ukrainians are ready for this die for The European perspective, Lin said. “we want them for live with usEuropeans dream. “
leaders of European Union countries You are expected to ratify decision On the top next week. leaders of The three major countries – Germany, France and Italy – had shown their solidarity on Thursday visit KyivAlong with President of Romania.
“Ukraine belongs to the European family,” said German President Olaf Scholz after meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The committee recommended placing the candidate for Ukraine and Moldova, but hold off for Georgia who said she should meet more Circumstances first. Von der Leyen said Georgia had a strong enforcement but had to unite politically. a senior A diplomat close to the operation noted the setbacks in There are fixes.
The Promise of membership in a union Created to protect peace on The continent holds deep symbolism for The nation is at war. But it is only first step in A process that can take decades. Ukraine and Moldova will remain face Long process to achieve standards required for membershipAnd there are other candidates in waiting room. nor is it membership Content – Conversations have stopped for Years with Turkey is an official candidate since 1999.
But kicking off the nomination process, a move It might have seemed out of the question just Months ago up to a transformation on On an equal footing with The decision in The nineties to welcome the former communist countries of Eastern Europe.
“Specifically because of of Courage of Ukrainians, Europe can create new history of Freedom and finally remove the gray area in Eastern Europe between the European Union and Russia in His nightly video title.
“Ukraine is getting closer to the European Union, closer than at any time since independence,” he said, referring to an unspecified “good news”To come.
“It’s the first step on European Union membership path This will surely bring us closer to victory. Grateful to vonderleyen and every (EU) member for Historic decision said Zelensky on Twitter.
If accepted, Ukraine will be the largest country in the European Union area And the fifth in terms of population. The three candidates are far poorer than any current member of the European Union, with About per capita output half who – which of Poorest, Bulgaria.
They all have a recent history of volatile politicsEstablished organized internal disturbances, crime and unresolved disputes with Russian-backed separatists declare sovereignty over Territories protected by Moscow forces.
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President Vladimir Putin orderedspecial military Operation “formally disarmed and “disarmed” Ukraine” of for him main The goals were to stop the expansion of Western institutions, which he described as a threat to Russia.
But the war that claimed thousands of lives of people destroyed whole cities and set millions To escape, he had the opposite effect. Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO military Alliance, the European Union opened its arms to the east.
Inside Ukraine, Russian forces were defeated in Attempt to storm the capital in March but the focus has since been on grab more province in the East.
The ongoing war has entered a state of punitive attrition with Reliance on Russian forces on Their huge advantage in Artillery firepower to detonate way in Ukrainian cities.
Ukrainian officials said their forces are still being held out in Severodonetsk, location of worst fight of recent weeks, on the East bank of Seversky Donets River. It was impossible to evacuate more from 500 civilians who The governor of the region said that they are trapped inside a chemical factory.
eviction of sheltered 568 civilians in The caches under the nitrogen chemical plant in Severodonetsk is currently Impossible because of the bombing and violent conservative fighting of Luhansk in Ukraine region Friday said. in post on Telegram messenger, he said there were 38 children take shelter in Bunkers in a chemical plant.
In the Donbass surrounding region which is claimed by Moscow on In my name or for me of The Ukrainian separatist agents are mainly defending the opposite of the river bank.
Close to the front line in rubble of The small city of Marinka, Ukrainian police made they way In the basement, search for anyone who wanted help to evacuate. a group of The elderly population is mainly concentrated on mattresses in By candlelight.
In the south, Ukraine launched a counterattack, claiming that made In the largest area still controlled by Russia of lands captured in The invasion. There have been a few reports from the front lines to confirm the situation in who – which area.
‘Very disturbing’
United nations on Friday said the humanitarian situation in Eastern Ukraine is “extremely worrying” and continues to deteriorate for four months in Russia invasion.
“Almost four months ago start of The war and humanitarian situation across Ukraine – in particular in East Donbass – is extremely worrying and continues to deteriorate rapidly,” said the United Nations Agency for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in a permit.
She said the situation was “particularly worrying in And around Severodonetsk “- Eastern Ukraine city where bloody battles rage for weeks.
hundreds of Civilians believed to be trapped in the city with some shelter in Domestic chemical plant.
The United Nations said there was a “dwindling”. access To clean water, food, sewage and electricity.” in The city statement said. He said it asactive Hostilities continued to escalate.” in Eastern Ukraine, the war “will take a heavy toll on civilians, including aid workers.”
‘Despite the enormity access challengesThe United Nations and humanitarian partners have arrived over 8.8 million people through Ukraine since the start of the war” added.
Ukraine claimed its forces hit a Russian tugboat that brought soldiers, weapons, and ammunition to Russian-occupied Snake Island, a strategic location on the Black Sea.
between the main Fears of The world The leaders are the siege of Russia of Ports of Ukraine on the Black Sea, preventing exports from one of The world’s largest resource of And threaten the grain cause a global food crisis.
French President Emmanuel Macron said he was skeptical that Moscow would agree to a UN proposal to open the ports. “I already Had talks a few weeks ago with President Putin, but he did not want To accept the UN resolution on This subject “.
Russia blames food crisis on Western sanctions against him says It harms its own grain exports, and the ports of Ukraine cannot be opened due to of Mines.
