European Council President Charles Michels and European Commission President Ursula Van der Leyen in October in Brussels. PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS
DECRYPTION – For security reasons, no details have been given and the list of commissioners accompanying Ursula von der Leyen has not been communicated.
Working meetings for European commissioners and Ukrainian ministers this Thursday in kyiv. Then a 24e EU-Ukraine summit this Friday, still in Kyiv. Almost a year after the start of the Russian invasion, the leaders of the European institutions wanted to make an impression by visiting Ukraine. For security reasons, no details have been given and the list of commissioners accompanying Ursula von der Leyen – probably fifteen – has not been communicated. “This is the fourth time the president has visited Kyiv and the first time the college has met in a country at war.“, we argue to the Commission.
On the spot, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and “VDL” will reaffirm the Union’s commitment to stand alongside the attacked country. “The EU will support Ukraine and the Ukrainian people against Russia’s war of aggression for as long as it takes“, can we read in the draft conclusion of the summit. The total amount of…
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