European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a news conference, with European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi, after a meeting of the College of European Commissioners addressing its opinion on Ukraine’s EU candidate status, in Brussels, Belgium June 17, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman. The European Union gave its blessing on Friday for Ukraine and its neighbor Moldova to become candidates to join, in the most dramatic geopolitical shift to result from Russia’s invasion. “Ukrainians are ready to die for the European perspective,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told a news conference, wearing Ukrainian colors —...