The European Union decided Thursday to open accession negotiations with Ukraine, a stunning reversal for a country at war that had struggled to find the backing for its membership aspirations and long faced obstinate opposition from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. | AP

Kyiv wants to accelerate EU Accession: Ukraine–EU negotiations

EU accession talks with Ukraine begin

No 'acceptable alternatives' to Ukraine EU membership, says FM

The European Union aims to help Ukraine with a 1.2 billion euro financial aid package to mitigate the effects of a feared conflict with Russia, which has amassed troops and heavy weapons on Ukraine's border.