Den 17. juni 2022 anbefalede [[Europa-Kommissionen]], at Det [[Det Europæiske Råd|Europæiske Råd]] giver Ukraine udsigt til at blive medlem af Den Europæiske Union og kandidatstatus for tiltrædelse.<ref name="autogeneret5">{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/17/european-commission-candidate-eu-ukraine-war/|title=Ukraine should get E.U. candidate status, European Commission recommends|work=Washington Post|access-date=2022-06-17|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}<cite class="citation news cs1" data-ve-ignore="true">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/17/european-commission-candidate-eu-ukraine-war/ "Ukraine should get E.U. candidate status, European Commission recommends"]. ''Washington Post''. [[International Standard Serial Number|ISSN]]&nbsp;[//www.worldcat.org/issn/0190-8286 0190-8286]<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite></ref><ref name="autogeneret6">{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title=European Commission recommends Ukraine be granted EU candidate status {{!}} DW {{!}} 17.06.2022|url=https://www.dw.com/en/european-commission-recommends-ukraine-be-granted-eu-candidate-status/a-62166624|access-date=2022-06-17|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB}}<cite class="citation web cs1" data-ve-ignore="true" id="CITEREFWelle_(www.dw.com)">Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. [https://www.dw.com/en/european-commission-recommends-ukraine-be-granted-eu-candidate-status/a-62166624 "European Commission recommends Ukraine be granted EU candidate status | DW | 17.06.2022"]. ''DW.COM''<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite></ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Opinion on the EU membership application by Ukraine|url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_22_3802|date=2022-06-17|access-date=2022-06-18|website=[[European Commission]]|language=en}}</ref> Samtidig med anbefalingen om at godkende kandidatstatus, krævede Bruxelles reformer i Kyiv, hvilket gav en liste med syv punkter:<ref>[https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-10321-2022-INIT/en/pdf Commission Opinion on Ukraine’s application for membership of the European Union]</ref>
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