Possibly this is the most important news today, and yet it will probably get little airtime. Just the News reports the European Union has granted Ukraine and Moldova "candidate status." Their applications to join the EU have been provisionally accepted into the process by which nations eventually receive membership.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted in response to the EU's announcement, "Sincerely commend EU leaders’ decision... Ukraine’s future is within the EU."
Moldovan President Maia Sandu also celebrated the news, calling it an "unequivocal & strong signal of support for our citizens and #Moldova's European future."
This announcement is the EU poking V. Putin with a sharp stick. He has to be furious at the insult. Don't be completely surprised if he does something dramatically ugly in reply.
