Live: EU support for Ukraine's membership 'unequivocal', says Spanish PM on trip to Kyiv Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Saturday that his visit to Kyiv on the first day of Spain's EU presidency showed the bloc's "unequivocal" commitment to Ukraine's bid to join the 27-nation bloc. Ukraine applied for EU membership just five days after Russia's invasion on February 24, 2022, and received candidacy status several months later on June 23 in a strong signal of support from Brussels. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
