EU Considers Accelerating Ukraine's Membership Bid Amid Ongoing Russian Conflict

The European Union (EU) executive is expected to recommend advancing Ukraine's bid for EU membership this week, as weariness sets in nearly two years after Russia's invasion. The EU's progress report, to be published on Wednesday, will inform a key decision in December on whether to start formal membership negotiations with Kyiv. While Ukraine has made progress in meeting the EU's conditions, talks would still take years before the country can join. Moldova and Georgia are also mentioned in the report, with Moldova potentially receiving a positive recommendation alongside Ukraine, while Georgia has not satisfied all the conditions for candidate country status.