During the European Council on 23 June 2022, EU leaders granted EU candidate status to Ukraine. In this context, they invited the European Commission to report to the Council on the fulfilment of the conditions specified in the Commission's opinion on Ukraine's membership application.

EU leaders reiterated that they are strongly committed to providing continued EU support to Ukraine, including military, financial, humanitarian and political support. 

The leaders also stated that the last package of sanctions, which included a ban on oil imports from Russia, further intensified pressure on Russia to end its war against Ukraine. They also said they would continue to work on sanctions.

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