The EU summit was held in Brussels, Belgium on June 23rd.

　　Overseas network June 24 th According to the Russian News Agency, the European Council decided on the 23 rd to give Ukraine the status of a candidate member of the European Union. Austrian Prime Minister Nehmer said at the EU summit in Brussels that the EU’s granting Ukraine EU candidate status does not mean being involved in the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict.

　　In a statement issued on the evening of 23rd, the European Council said that it had decided to grant Ukraine and Moldova the status of EU candidate countries, and invited the European Commission to report to it on the implementation of the conditions stipulated by the applicant countries for joining the EU. Once all the prescribed conditions are fully met, the Council will decide to take the next step.

　　During the EU summit, Nehamer commented that Austria may be worried that granting Ukraine EU candidate status will be involved in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, but this is not the case. Nehamel stressed that granting candidate status does not mean starting accession negotiations, and there is still much work to be done before that.

　　Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov said on 17th that Russia needs to pay more attention to the possibility of EU granting Ukraine candidate status, and Russia hopes that European leaders can convince the Ukrainian leadership to see the current situation clearly. Danuk, an expert from the Russian People’s Friendship University, commented that the EU’s granting of candidate status to Ukraine will not bring any benefits to the country, nor will it increase its chances of becoming a member of the EU. (Overseas Network Zhang Qi)