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Ukraine supporters with signs and flags outside the EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. AP
Ukraine supporters with signs and flags outside the EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. AP
EU accepts Ukraine and Moldova as membership candidates
Ukraine applied to join bloc less than a week after Moscow invaded on February 24
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23 June, 2022