Will Ukraine achieve its dream of being fast-tracked to the EU?

A summit in Kyiv – attended by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and European Council president Charles Michel – gave the impression that this is unlikely, writes Kim Sengupta

There is a case to be made that the European Union should consider Ukraine an exceptional case for membership (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office)

The raid on the home of billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky is the latest action in a highly publicised anti-corruption crackdown that has been carried out recently by Volodymyr Zelensky’s government.

The Ukrainian security service, the SBU, was quick to push out images of the 59-year-old oligarch looking bemused, standing with his arms folded and wearing a tracksuit, as his home in Dnipro was searched by investigators.

Another raid was carried out on the home and offices of Arsen Avakov – who was, until recently, the powerful interior minister who headed Ukraine’s police and National Guard.