Ukraine's bid to join the European Union has been given a major boost with a recommendation that it be granted candidate status
But the European Commission says the country must make reforms - on rule of law, oligarchs, human rights and tackling corruption
Ukrainians have shown they are "ready to die" for their European aspirations, Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says
It comes after four European leaders travelled to Kyiv on Thursday and publicly supported Ukraine's admission to the bloc