
Opinion: As Ukraine dreams of joining the EU, its ex-communist neighbors have lessons
CNN
Ukraine seeks European Union membership amid its war with Russia, and the European Commission has endorsed consideration of the EU bid put forward by President Volodymyr Zelensky's government. But as Kyiv pursues this hope, neighboring countries in Eastern Europe can offer valuable lessons.

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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











