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EU leaders back candidate status for Ukraine

EU officials formally recommend Ukraine be made an EU candidate member

The European Commission has officially recommended that Ukraine be designated a candidate for membership of the European Union. Newshour gets reaction from Ukrainian opposition MP Lesia Vasylenko.

Also on the programme: the Russian Foreign Minister tells the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg that Russia did not invade Ukraine; and violent protests erupt across India over the government's plans to reform recruitment to the military.

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  • Fri 17 Jun 202213:06GMT

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