Ukraine in the EU?
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2022
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
The EU recognizes Ukraine as an official candidate for membership, Russian businessmen look to work with Iran to skirt US sanctions, and the FT’s Hot Money podcast reveals Visa and Mastercard are the secret regulators of the porn industry. Plus, the US bans Juul e-cigarettes from being sold.
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EU leaders formally agree to grant Ukraine candidate member status
Sanctions-hit Russian businessmen seek tips from Iran
Pornhub owner MindGeek loses top two executives
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EU press conference audio courtesy of the European Council
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| 0:00.0 | The FT News Briefing is supported by Equinole, the UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.3 | Learn more at equinole.co.uk. |
| 0:09.7 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:12.0 | Today is Friday, June 24th, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:18.8 | Ukraine is now one step closer to becoming a part of the EU. |
| 0:23.9 | Russian businesses are getting some help from Iran in skirting US sanctions. |
| 0:29.0 | Plus, who regulates the porn industry? |
| 0:32.1 | The answer might be in your wallet. |
| 0:34.8 | I'm Joanna Gao, in for Mark Filipino, and here's a news you need to start your day. |
| 0:43.5 | Ukraine is now officially a candidate for membership in the European Union. |
| 0:48.4 | EU leaders made the announcement yesterday. |
| 0:51.2 | Here's European Commission President Ursula Von der Land at a press conference in Brussels. |
| 0:56.5 | Let me stress that I'm deeply convinced that our decision that we have taken today |
| 1:02.4 | strengthened us all because it shows once again to the world |
| 1:07.6 | that the European Union is united and strong in the face of external threats. |
| 1:13.8 | Here to break down what this all means is the FT's Henry Foy. |
| 1:17.0 | Hi, Henry. |
| 1:18.0 | Hi. |
| 1:18.9 | To be clear, this does not mean that Ukraine has been granted member status in the EU. |
| 1:24.0 | So what comes next? |
| 1:25.6 | That's exactly right. |
| 1:26.5 | So now you have essentially the start of a very long, very arduous bureaucratic process |
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