The European Parliament voted "yes" to a resolution calling on the institutions of the European Union to work towards granting Ukraine the status of an EU candidate, thus recognizing Ukraine's European perspective.

The corresponding document entitled "Russian aggression against Ukraine" was voted on Tuesday as part of an extraordinary meeting of the European Parliament, convened because of Russian aggression against Ukraine. Some 676 voted, of which 637 gave their affirmative votes, 13 were against, and 26 abstained.

The European Parliament salls on the EU institutions to work towards granting Ukraine candidate status for the EU in accordance with Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union and on merit basis, and in the meantime continue to work towards its integration into the EU single market in accordance with the Association Agreement, the resolution says.