An EU summit will give the green light but Kyiv admits 'real integration' will start after the war.
Four EU leaders travelled to Kyiv last Thursday to give their blessing to Ukraine's bid for candidacy
Candidate status is the first official step towards EU membership and France said this week there was "total consensus" on Ukraine. But it can take many years to join and there's no guarantee of success. Some members states are pushing for Bosnia to be given candidate status, although that is not expected to happen. However, there are hopes North Macedonia and Albania may make progress."We do not accept the idea of the queue," Ukraine's envoy told the BBC, arguing Kyiv's eagerness could set an example to other states.
Mr Chentsov has insisted some reforms can take place, even while the country is at war and not in control of its whole territory.Georgians took part in a "March for Europe" on Monday night, urging Brussels to back candidacy But Mr Chentsov said no-one had a crystal ball and he felt there was a will "to help Ukraine to get there".As well as deciding on which countries should be given candidate status, EU leaders will also discuss food security in light of Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports, condemned by the EU's foreign policy chief this week as a war crime.
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