The decision was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The final decision to grant the status must be approved by all 27 member states. The commission also decided that Georgia would be able to get candidate status after meeting certain conditions.
The incident marks the third such disruption in Lithuania this week, with Vilnius facing repeated flight interruptions over the past months.
Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk overnight on Dec. 6, officials reported.
Three people have been injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv Oblast overnight on Dec. 6, local officials reported.
It's the ninth time this year that the facility has been struck.
“There are no pauses, no delays in (Russia's) operations. They keep pushing their troops forward to seize as much of our territory as possible under the cover of negotiations," Syrskyi said.
"Ukraine is determined to keep working in good faith with the American side to genuinely achieve peace. We agreed on the next steps and formats for talks with the United States," Zelensky wrote on Dec. 6.
Russia’s drone strike caused a fire that burned the outer cladding of the shelter.
Russia failed to break Ukraine’s army on the battlefield, and now it’s trying to do it through a peace plan that would cap Ukraine’s forces at 600,000. Some argue that Ukraine would shrink its army — currently estimated at about 800,000 — after the war anyway.
Zelensky will also meet with the leaders of France and Germany in the British capital on Monday.
The cyberattack took down over 700 computers and servers and deleted accounts of more than 1,000 Eltrans+ users, HUR claimed.
The Kyiv Independent's first live event in New York City will be available to stream live. The Kyiv Independent will also present a curated photo exhibition
If the ban goes through, Russia would likely have to expand its shadow fleet to transport crude oil instead.
Over the course of 2025, Ukraine has repeatedly agreed to ceasefire proposals put forward by the White House. Russia has refused to agree to a single one.
The number includes 1,180 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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