Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EU rapidly granted candidate status to Georgia and Moldova. Both of these states contain land contested by Russia, in which there is a Russian military presence.
Both states are of geopolitical importance, with Moldova bordering Western Ukraine, and Georgia forming part of the EU's Southern Gas Corridor to reduce energy reliance on Russia.
For the purposes of this debate, full territorial sovereignty means that the state has meaningful ability to govern over its entire territory.