Ukraine’s EU Membership Ambitions Boosted

European Union leaders signaled that preliminary conditions are in place for Ukraine to begin the first stage of the membership process, a boost for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s efforts to join the bloc. At a summit in Cyprus Thursday, leaders agreed the first accession negotiations could start in the coming weeks and months, according to an EU official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Bloomberg’s Oliver Crook reports. (Source: Bloomberg)