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Monday, February 24, 2025
EU leaders arrive in Kyiv to mark 3rd anniversary of Russian invasion
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe heads of the European Union arrived in Kyiv to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s February 2022 invasion, a show of solidarity amid a rift between Ukraine and new US President Donald Trump.
“We are in Kyiv today, because Ukraine is Europe. In this fight for survival, it is not only the destiny of Ukraine that is at stake. It’s Europe’s destiny,” EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says on social media with a video of her arriving in Kyiv alongside Antonio Costa, president of the European Council.
On the 3rd anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion, Europe is in Kyiv.
We are in Kyiv today, because Ukraine is Europe.
In this fight for survival, it is not only the destiny of Ukraine that is at stake.
It’s Europe’s destiny. pic.twitter.com/s0IaC5WYh6
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) February 24, 2025
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