LIVE WAR UKRAINE. US drone sales to Ukraine in jeopardy – Zelensky: “Ukraine will be a valuable member of the EU”

The European Commission on Friday recommended that Ukraine and Moldova should be given candidate membership of the European Union. Russia says it has no objection to this. “It is not a military bloc. It is the right of every country to join economic unions,” Russian President Putin said during a speech at Russia’s annual economic forum in St. Petersburg on Friday. Putin also said his country was not affected by Western sanctions, which he called “insane” and “ill-considered”. Follow all developments around the conflict in Ukraine in our live blog.

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