LUXEMBOURG: The European Union formally launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on Tuesday, setting the fragile ex-Soviet states off on a long path towards membership that Russia has tried to block.
The landmark move is aimed in particular at sending a vote of confidence in Ukraine’s future as Moscow has momentum on the battlefield almost two-and-a-half years into the Kremlin’s invasion.
“These are truly historic moments. Ukraine is and will always be part of a united Europe,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said when the EU’s 27 countries last week signed off on starting the talks.
“Millions of Ukrainians, and indeed…
