As Putin fears Ukraine and Trump distorts it, Anne Applebaum warns: Kyiv beats autocracy on the battlefield — but truth-starved democracies may still let it fall.
The incident, which involved a group of Russian-speaking attackers, resulted in injuries and damage to the initiative's stand, prompting a criminal investigation.
The debate is still set to happen at a summit in mid-December, but the approval of the European Commission sends a powerful signal to Ukraine, which was in 2014 invaded by Russia for choosing the path towards the EU.