Ukraine is likely to receive European Union candidate status today, European Council President Charles Michel said during a brief press briefing Thursday morning in Brussels.

He noted that today's meeting of the leaders of the European Union will be a historic moment..

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This is a decisive moment for the EU. I am confident that in those days we will grant candidate status to Ukraine and to Moldova. And an extremely clear and strong European attitude towards Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. #EUCO pic. twitter. com/phSt3Kq7Ys.

— Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) June 23, 2022.

Recall that the summit of the leaders of the European Union will begin on June 23 at 15:00 (at 16:00 Kyiv time). It is preceded by a meeting of EU leaders with the leaders of the countries of the Western Balkans.

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It should be noted that according to the draft decision of the leaders of the EU countries, they will approve the recommendation of the European Commission on granting Ukraine and Moldova the status of a candidate for EU membership. At the same time, Georgia will receive a refusal for the time being..

Earlier, the European Commission officially announced that they would recommend the leaders of the Union to make a positive decision on Ukraine. At the same time, before starting negotiations on accession to the EU, Ukraine must fulfill a number of conditions.

The movement of history cannot be stopped: Ukraine becomes part of the West. The recommendation of the European Commission to grant Ukraine the status of an EU candidate country has dramatically increased the likelihood that the European Council will approve this decision.. But what conditions should Ukraine fulfill and what's next? What awaits our country on the long road to the European Union?