Taoiseach: Granting EU candidate status to Ukraine sends message of solidarity

A man rides a bicycle past a building damaged in Russian shelling in Bakhmut, Donetsk region. Picture: AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Europe is sending a message of solidarity to Ukraine by granting the country EU candidate status, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said.

Mr Martin was commenting in Brussels at what he described as a “very significant” and “historic” two-day meeting of the European Council when Ukraine will be formally granted candidate status for future EU membership.