Ursula von der Leyen

President Zelenskyy met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and the prime ministers of Italy and Belgium on the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

On the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Zelenskyy visited Gostomel, where Ukrainian troops held back Russian forces in 2022, and thanked international partners for their support.

On the second anniversary of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi thanked Ukrainian defenders who are repelling russian attacks and emphasized the need for further unity to achieve victory.

The Prime Ministers of Italy, Georgia Maloney, and Belgium, Alexander De Crewe, arrived in Kyiv by train from Poland, along with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, to express solidarity with Ukraine on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visits Kyiv on the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine to demonstrate continued support for the country.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Creus will visit Kyiv on Saturday to demonstrate the EU's continued support for Ukraine on the anniversary of the Russian invasion.

Next week, the European Commission will allocate up to 137 billion euros from frozen EU funds to Poland, its President Ursula von der Leyen said.

The EU plans to lift sanctions against a Slovak citizen and two Russian businessmen.

Ursula von der Leyen and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Crewe will visit Poland on February 23 to discuss farmers' protests, aid to Ukraine, and Poland's use of reconstruction funds.

The head of the European Commission says that Brussels intends to present a framework for negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU by early summer.

Ursula von der Leyen honored the memory of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes who died during the 2014 revolution and emphasized that Ukraine will become a member of the European Union.

Von der Leyen has announced that she will run for a second term as president of the European Commission.

The EU launches a naval operation called "Aspides" to ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and respond to Houthi militant attacks in Yemen.

Ursula von der Leyen identifies four key aspects of the EU's future arms strategy: increased defense spending, joint procurement, strengthening the European defense industry, and coordination with Ukraine.

Controversy with German entrepreneurs over Green Deal initiatives could affect Ursula von der Leyen's programme when she is re-elected president of the European Commission.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that Brussels should encourage the European defense industry to consolidate and increase production.

The EU is expected to impose new sanctions on Russian technology and military companies, including those supplying munitions from North Korea, as part of the 13th package of sanctions to mark the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The IMF Managing Director said that European governments should be more resistant to demands to increase financial support for protesting farmers.

Poland withdraws lawsuits against EU climate change policy filed by the previous Law and Justice government.

Biden thanked von der Leyen for the EU's allocation of €50 billion in additional financial assistance to support Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression.

Ursula von der Leyen and President Biden agreed to continue to provide broad support to Ukraine, discussing the situation and the €50 billion European financial assistance package during a phone call.

European leaders consider the concessions insignificant, as they avoided a scenario in which Orban would be able to veto funding for Ukraine every year.

The European Commission has proposed to extend the suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian exports to the EU for another year, while proposing measures to protect sensitive EU agricultural products.