The second item on the European Council's agenda for its June 23-24 summit in Brussels is listed simply as "Ukraine."
The Council will discuss granting Ukraine European Union candidate status, in what the chair of the European Parliament's committee on foreign affairs David McAllister has called "a clear political sign of solidarity with the people of Ukraine."
Several EU members have disagreed with the parliament's decision, calling for a prolonged membership procedure or a Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters
Alexander Motyl is a professor of political science at Rutgers University, Newark. Dennis Soltys is a retired Canadian professor of public policy living in Almaty.
Alexander Motyl is a professor of political science at Rutgers University, Newark. Dennis Soltys is a retired Canadian professor of public policy living in Almaty.