Russia-Ukraine War | Von der Leyen lands in kyiv to meet with Zelensky

09/15/2022 at 10:12

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The president of the European Commission will discuss with the Ukrainian president new measures to support the country

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenhas arrived this Thursday in kyiv to meet with the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, in a lightning trip in which he will be able to discuss new measures to support Ukraine.

European sources have confirmed that the head of the European Executive is already in the Ukrainian capital, where she will discuss with Zelensky the latest European initiatives against the Russian military invasion.

During the State of the Union Debate in Strasbourg, France, von der Leyen announced 100 million euros for the reconstruction of schools in Ukraine, the country’s access to European ‘roaming’ and greater access to the single market.

In her speech, the German conservative called on the EU firmness to hold the pulse with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in the middle of the energy crisis in Europe and defended that the European sanctions are already affecting the Russian economy and that “they are here to stay”. “I want to make it clear, sanctions are here to stay. This is the time for us to show determination, not appeasement,” he said, calling for unity within the 27 at a time when Moscow is going to try to exploit differences between member states.

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