Ukraine moves closer to EU membership as European leaders pledge more support | The World

The European Union has given its approval to Ukraine, along with neighbour Moldova, to become official candidates to join the bloc. However, Russia says the EU is ‘manipulating’ Ukraine. It comes as the leaders of France, Germany, Romania, and Italy have pledged more support to Ukraine while in Kyiv. Susi Dennison, European Council on Foreign Relations Director for European Power, tells The World Europeans support the idea of Ukraine gaining EU membership. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: shorturl.at/bckrO ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia