Selenskyj will cheer, Putin won’t like it at all – and Austria, despite all the resistance, has apparently given in after all (eXXpress reported): Ukraine and Moldova will be given EU candidate status. An agreement was reached on this, as EU Council President Charles Michel announced on Twitter on Thursday evening. It was “a historic moment”, the day marks “a decisive step on your way to the EU”, Michel said in the direction of the two countries.