EU weighs advancing Ukraine's membership bid as Russia war drags on

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Savoring Success with Taste Nova Scotia Culinary Ambassador Amy Savoury | SaltWireBRUSSELS - The European Union executive is expected to recommend taking Ukraine one step closer to becoming a member of the bloc this week, according to EU officials, a coveted prize for Kyiv as weariness creeps in nearly two years after Russia's invasion.

Such talks take years before candidates meet extensive legal and economic criteria to join, and the bloc is not willing to take in a country at war. "You have made excellent progress," von der Leyen told a news conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday. Zelenskiy said Kyiv would deliver on the conditions, and that a positive EU decision would give fresh motivation to his society and troops. He said Ukraine eventually joining the EU would strengthen both.

Kyiv is expected to get a green light this week"on the understanding that" it does more to tackle graft and secure minority rights, the latter issue raised by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who prides himself on his contacts with Moscow.The latter got nine conditions to start membership talks, including fighting organised crime, and can get a conditional positive recommendation along with its neighbour Ukraine.

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