On June 15, Brussels officially opened the first accession-negotiation cluster with Ukraine and Moldova. Dubbed “Fundamentals,” it covers democracy, the rule of law, anti-corruption measures, public procurement, and other core areas. The news was welcomed in Ukraine – and received very differently in Russia, which still claims not to “oppose Ukraine’s EU integration.” JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . But Kyiv’s central challenge remains the same: