The leaders of all 27 European Union (EU) nations voiced support of Ukraine’s pursuit of EU membership but rejected to put it on the fast track. “We will further strengthen our bonds and deepen our partnership to support Ukraine in pursuing its European path. Ukraine belongs to our European family,” the EU leaders said in a joint statement (pdf) on Friday after a summit at Versailles, France. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an application on Feb. 28 formally requesting that Ukraine join the European Union. Zelensky urged the EU to allow the former Soviet republic to immediately join the bloc, saying that membership would put Ukrainians on “an equal footing” with other members. “We appeal to the European Union to urgently admit Ukraine using a new procedure,” he said in a video message posted earlier on Feb. 28. “We are grateful to partners for standing with us. But our goal …