Von der Leyen arrives at kyiv with his commissioners on the third anniversary of the war
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrived on kyiv on Monday accompanied by 24 of her 27 commissioners in a visit that aims to reaffirm the support of UEC’s Ukraine when three years after the beginning of the war caused For the Russian invasion.
“On the third anniversary of the brutal Russian invasion, Europe is in kyiv,” said Von der Leyen in his X (former Twitter) account after arriving by train to the Ukrainian capital. “This fight is for survival, and not only is the destiny of Ukraine at stake. Also that of Europe, ”he added.
Von der Leyen also traveled with the president of the European Council, António Costa.
The head of the Ukraine Presidential Office, Andrí Yermak, and the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Andrí Sibiga, received them on the platform.
“We must accelerate the immediate delivery of weapons and ammunition (to Ukraine). And this will be the center of our work in the coming weeks, ”said Von der Leyen on his way to his trip to kyiv to a group of journalists. Von der Leyen announced the presentation “very soon” of a plan to increase the production and defense capabilities of the EU.
The energy security of Ukraine will also occupy a prominent place on the agenda of this visit. The EU has prepared an aid package to Energy to improve the energy security of both the receiving country and the EU.
The visit coincides with a meeting of the European Council in Brussels in which the sixteenth round of sanctions against Russia is expected to be approved.
In addition to Von der Leyen and his commissioners will be today in the Ukraine capital 13 heads of state and government – among them the president of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez – who have been summoned by the president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, to coordinate new Steps to achieve peace in acceptable conditions for kyiv.
Other international leaders will join the summit remotely, as announced on Sunday Zelenski. The appointment coincides with the trip to the US of the leaders of France and the United Kingdom, in which they will try to convince Trump to take into account the interests of Ukraine and Europe in their negotiations with Russia.
The third anniversary of the war arrives in a context marked by the unilateral contacts initiated by the administration of the US president, Donald Trump, with Russia. The good tone shown by Trump towards the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and his reproaches and threats to Zelenski are a reason for growing concern in kyiv and the main European capitals. (EFE)
