{"id":1314277,"date":"2026-02-24T10:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1314277"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:07:34","slug":"eu-leaders-arrive-in-kyiv-on-the-4th-anniversary-of-russia-s-full-scale-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/eu-leaders-arrive-in-kyiv-on-the-4th-anniversary-of-russia-s-full-scale-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Leaders Arrive in Kyiv on the 4th Anniversary of Russia\u2019s Full-Scale Invasion"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, arrived in Kyiv today, February 24. Early in the morning, she was personally welcomed at the railway station by Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports, citing a post by the head of the Foreign Ministry on X.<\/p>\n   <p>Von der Leyen emphasized that her visit demonstrates that Europe steadfastly supports \u2014 and will continue to support \u2014 Ukraine both financially and militarily and will not relent until peace is restored \u2014 peace on Ukraine\u2019s terms.<\/p>\n   <p>Also arriving in Kyiv on the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion were:<\/p>\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ant\u00f3nio Costa, President of the European Council<\/li>\n   <li>The Prime Ministers of Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Croatia, Iceland, and Norway<\/li>\n   <li>The President of Finland<\/li>\n   <li>The Minister of Defense of Lithuania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n   <p>In the capital, EU leaders will take part in an official commemorative ceremony, visit an energy infrastructure facility damaged by Russian missile strikes, and hold a trilateral meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n   <figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sibiga-i-delegatsii-820x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1314248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sibiga-i-delegatsii-820x473.jpg 820w, https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sibiga-i-delegatsii-345x199.jpg 345w, https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sibiga-i-delegatsii-220x127.jpg 220w, https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sibiga-i-delegatsii-550x317.jpg 550w, https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sibiga-i-delegatsii-1200x692.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sibiga-i-delegatsii-130x75.jpg 130w, https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sibiga-i-delegatsii.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ant\u00f3nio Costa and Andrii Sybiha. Photo: x.com\/andrii_sybiha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n   <p>The President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission will also participate in a meeting of the \u201ccoalition of the willing,\u201d organized by Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.<\/p>\n   <p>In addition, the \u201cUkraine \u2014 Nordic and Baltic Countries\u201d summit will take place in Kyiv.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/address-by-the-president-of-ukraine-on-the-fourth-anniversary-of-the-beginning-of-russia-s-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine\/\">Address by the President of Ukraine on the Fourth Anniversary of the Beginning of Russia\u2019s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, arrived in Kyiv &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1314278,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,36415,36422,55,36572],"tags":[76,78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1314277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-5","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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