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Ukraine Is Expected to Move Closer to E.U. Candidacy

BRUSSELS — The European Commission recommended on Friday that Ukraine be granted candidate status in the country’s bid to become a member of the European Union, the first formal step in a process that normally lasts longer than a decade.

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Latest Ukraine-Russia War News: Live Updates

The leaders of France, Germany and Italy met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Thursday in their first such show of support for him since Russia’s invasion began in February. The visit comes as questions mount over European backing for Ukraine and as Mr. Zelensky calls for heavier weapons to offset Moscow’s artillery advantage.

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Latest News on Ukraine and Russia: Live Updates

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on Wednesday urged Western allies to redouble their military aid to Ukraine, warning that it “is facing a pivotal moment on the battlefield” in the nearly four-month war with Russia.

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Latest Ukraine-Russia War News: Live Updates

As Ukrainian and Russian soldiers engage in street battles in Sievierodonetsk and scores of civilians remain stranded under unrelenting bombardment, the last bridge linking the eastern city with Ukrainian-controlled territory to the west has been destroyed, according to officials from both nations.

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Ukraine War Live News: Russian Forces Move Into Center of Sievierodonetsk

BRUSSELS — The incremental but seemingly relentless Russian advance in eastern could help Ukraine regain momentum on the battlefield and forge a cohesive strategy on when and how Ukraine should pursue negotiations with Moscow to end the war.

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Live Updates: Ukraine’s Pleas Grow Louder as Soldiers Are Outgunned and Putin Talks of Empire

As his military suffers heavy losses in eastern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian leaders are stepping up their pleas for the quick delivery of heavy weapons to help them in the current battles and for deeper political integration into Europe for a greater sense of security when the war is over.

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Ukraine-Russia War Live News: Latest Updates

With smoke rising from Sievierodonetsk and the rattle of gunfire echoing from vicious street-by-street combat, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has described the battle for the eastern city as a crucial moment in the war as his outgunned forces struggle to deny Russian forces another foothold in the Donbas region.

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Latest Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates

As Russia continues to pound towns and villages across eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin is trying to deepen its hold on occupied territory in the south, restoring transportation links and other key infrastructure to secure a “land bridge” from Russia to the Crimean Peninsula.

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Latest Ukraine and Russia News: Live Updates

More than 40,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed or injured since Russia invaded Ukraine and roughly three million are now living under Russian occupation, according to the Ukrainian government, underscoring both the toll of the war and the steep challenges Ukraine faces as it seeks to win back territory.