The European Commission today, March 12, approved the negotiating framework for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, according to a statement by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal. “The European Commission has approved the negotiating framework for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union! Relevant proposals have been presented to the EU Council,” the Prime Minister announces. Shmyhal notes that Ukraine has come one step closer to starting negotiations and membership in the European Union. “This step is evidence of Ukraine’s achievements, our transformation, and the fact that …