The EU announced von der Leyen’s visit to Kyiv at Zelensky’s invitation in February

Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Ursula von der Leyen, photo: OP

The chief spokeswoman of the European Commission, Paula Pinho, reported on Tuesday, February 3, that the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will visit Kyiv at the invitation of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, on the occasion of the anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Source: “European truth”

Pino’s direct speech: “Yesterday, President von der Leyen spoke with President Zelensky, as they do regularly… President von der Leyen accepted an invitation to be in Ukraine and mark four years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.”

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Details: The EC spokeswoman emphasized that this will be “a sign of the European Union’s solidarity with Ukraine and our determination and unity in the face of Russia’s ongoing aggression.”

The spokeswoman did not specify when Ursula von der Leyen’s trip to Ukraine will take place.

“We are discussing the details and will share them with you when we have more information about this visit,” Paula Pinho said.

We will remind:

• A delegation of European commissioners, which will include EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos, will visit Kyiv on the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February.
• This week, the European Commission is expected to publish a proposal on the content of the 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia, which are planned to be adopted symbolically on February 24, the fourth anniversary of the full-scale war.
• It was also reported that the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, called her team of European commissioners to a meeting on February 4 to try to defuse the tense situation and improve their work.

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