Ukraine Takes Next Step on Path to EU Membership

European Union leaders granted candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova Thursday in a historic step on the long and difficult path to membership in the bloc. Maria Tadeo reports on Bloomberg Television.

[shibity]

Surely this won't escalate things.

[v_sami]

Dang now the EU wants a piece of the money laundering in Ukraine.

[theresagomez]

Perfect. Nothing could possibly go wrong with a move like this.

[redroger]

A helpless, hapless EU has to be seen to do something...

[stevejones]

You are all aware that Zelenskiy slaughtered 14, 000 of his own poeple 3, 000 children since 2014 BECAUSE THEY SPOKE RUSSIAN! Then signed an agreement to stop, but continued. You do know that right?

[tobyw]

I hope Ukraine has a big easy-out clause in their EU membership, EU is determined to be king of the World, as UK has found that it is still not out far enough and is taking tons of unassimilable, illegal immigrants, etc, Ireland, fish, etc....

[LTJADAN]

On top of human rights violations, Ukraine also seceded from Russia. If southern states do it in the American Civil War: bad. Ukraine, literally does the same thing: it’s good.

[elliott]

Georgia isn't even in Europe, it's more in Asia

[uoohknk]

Modova and Ukraine, one of the poorest countries in the world can enter the EU but Turkey can't. Hmm...I wonder why

[vichy]

If your maps are close to scale, I admittedly never realized how large is the area of Ukraine. Probably one of the largest sattelite countries bordering Russia.

[ryanmaverick]

with the economic fluntation my greatest happiness is the $28, 000 biweekly profit I get consistently

[sohaibshehzad]

Georgia is not in Europe. One day Maldives may also apply.

[thomastaylor]

Right now Ukraine looks like it could use a haircut. It's bigger than Germany. Hillary must have been salivating from both ends in 2014

[joshuapaul]

Ukraine is losing the war. There are mass surrender and desertion. The most important thing is that Ukrainian professional army including elite Nazi units like Azov regiment suffered unsustainable losses and you can't do much with conscripts (most of them are really unwilling to fight for the regime). Just recently 32 Ukrainian soldiers were shot dead by Ukrainian Nazi unit while crossing the frontline trying to surrender. 800 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered yesterday in Zolotoe cauldron. Ukrainian army will be done by the end of the year.

[abrakadabra]

February 24 was chosen by Russia to commemorate the date when the Azov nationalists entered the presidential palace of Ukraine's Viktor Yanukovych in 2014. Azov also sponsored the Lublin Triangle in July 2020. This alliance triggered a special operation. seems like putin said, he just responds. the stronger the european support with Azov, the greater the potential for Azov to threaten.The Yanukovych coup was only the beginning, the current war was intentional by Azov, Azov provoked Russia to enter. So Azov had a reason to strengthen his military

[bryandimery]

Know what makes a strong currency? Adding hundreds of billions of debt.

[edcash]

Very good but without us we will only like GB the FREXIT and quick.

[aj..]

Another reasons for Russia to take more Ukrainian land.

[donarrivas]

streets say that zelensky had to accept the ceasefire with RS conditions including losing 20% of its territory and the Crimea to be a new EU candidate. The street speculation is on the withdrawal of ukrainian troop remnants in servedonetsk and, likely, its sister city Lysychansk across the Seversky Donets river.