Georgia has applied to join the European Union 'immediately', days after Ukraine also demanded membership of the bloc after Russia launched its brutal invasion. 

Georgia's application also came a day after the European Parliament backed Ukraine's bid to apply for EU membership.

The ruling Georgian Dream party chairman, Irakli Kobakhidze, announced the party's 'decision today to immediately apply for the EU membership'.

Georgia calls on the EU 'to review our application in an urgent manner and to make the decision to grant Georgia the status of an EU membership candidate,' he told a press conference.

Georgia's decision followed a similar move by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, who won backing from MEPs in a non-binding resolution recommending that EU bodies grant Ukraine the status of candidate country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin last week ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The vote was largely seen in Georgia as a window of opportunity to advance its own EU aspirations - a goal enshrined in the country's constitution.

However, Kobakhidze also slammed Ukraine's decision to recall their ambassador to the country over what Zelensky called Gerogia's government's 'immoral stance' on sanction on Russia, as well as blocking a flight to bring in volunteers to the country.

'This decision is not just unjustified, it is completely illogical for many reasons', Kobakhidze said, according to Open Caucasus Media.