Ukraine started negotiations with the European Union on joining the bloc on Tuesday, an important ambition of the country defending against a full-scale invasion from Russia. “The road will be long and […] will not always be an easy one,” Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib said afterwards on behalf of the EU in a press conference. “But with unwavering determination, we are confident Ukraine can make it,” she said. Marking the symbolic importance of the EU talks for Ukraine, Lahbib paid tribute to the memory of Ukrainian demonstrators shot 10 years ago during pro-Western protests on Kiev’s…