BRUSSELS
EUROPE sent a powerful symbol of solidarity with Ukraine on Friday as Brussels backed Kyiv's bid for EU candidate status, a decision Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had "nothing against".
With the European Commission's backing, Ukraine could join the list of countries vying for membership as early as next week, when member state leaders meet at their Brussels summit.
All 27 leaders have to agree to the candidacy, but the heads of the bloc's biggest members - France, Germany and Italy -gave full-throated support to the idea on Thursday, on a trip to a war-torn Kyiv suburb.
On Friday, the European Commission gave formal backing to the bid, and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen made her position clear by donning a striking jacket in Ukraine's national colours.
"We all know that Ukrainians are ready to die for the European perspective. We want them to live with us for the European dream," she said.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy immediately welcomed the decision as a "first step on the EU membership path that'll certainly bring our victory closer".
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