Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/eudebates Foreign leaders have begun arriving in Kyiv on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in the Ukrainian capital on Saturday morning, according to a government source traveling with Trudeau.
Writing on X, Trudeau said Canada’s support for the Ukrainian people remains “steadfast.”
“To reaffirm that support, I’m in Kyiv with @CAFreeland [Canadian Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland] and @BillBlair [Canadian Minister of National Defence Bill Blair].”
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson – who developed a close relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his time in power – is also there.
“On this grim second anniversary of Putin’s invasion I am honoured to be here in Ukraine. With their indomitable courage I have no doubt that the Ukrainians will win and expel Putin’s forces – provided we give them the military, political and economic help that they need,” Johnson wrote on X.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also travelled to Kyiv on Saturday to express her solidarity with the Ukrainian people, the Embassy of Ukraine to Italy posted on X.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other leaders have travelled to Kiev to underline their support for Ukraine on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion.
The visit was intended “to celebrate the extraordinary resistance of the Ukrainian people,” she wrote on the platform X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday morning.
“More than ever, we stand firmly by Ukraine. Financially, economically, militarily, morally. Until the country is finally free,” von der Leyen wrote.
She handed over 50 vehicles to the Ukrainian police and prosecuting authorities during her visit.
The white all-terrain vehicles would help “to bring security and stability in the territories liberated by the brave Ukrainian Armed Forces, and support the population,” she wrote in a post on X, accompanied by a video of her inspecting the vehicles.
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin was launched in the early hours of February 24, 2022.
Russian forces initially advanced on several fronts including marching on the capital Kiev, but then concentrated on occupying areas in the east and south. Russia has since annexed four provinces in the east of Ukraine.
Despite massive Western military and financial aid, Moscow still controls almost a fifth of Ukraine’s territory, including the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which was annexed in 2014.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is also in Kiev, as is Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander de Croo.
As acting chairwoman of the G7 group of democratic industrialized nations, Meloni will chair a leaders’ videoconference from Kiev later on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky will also take part.
The G7 includes Italy, US, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, France and Germany. Most of the leaders will join the meeting via video link.
The anniversary comes at a crucial time for Ukraine, with Russian troops reporting some progress in the east after a long period of an effective stalement. Ukrainian forces withdrew from the town of Avdiivka a week ago after months of heavy fighting.
Meanwhile, a $60 billion US aid package described by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as being “of fundamental importance for our defence” is currently held up in the US Congress.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg used the anniversary to express his certainty that Ukraine’s future lies in the Western defence alliance.
“Ukraine will join NATO. It is not a question of if, but of when,” he said in a video message released on Saturday.
“As we prepare you for that day, NATO will continue to stand with Ukraine. For your security, and for ours,” Stoltenberg said.
He described the situation on the battlefront as “extremely serious,” and said “there are no indications” that Russian President Vladimir Putin was preparing for peace.
Russian state news agency TASS reported on Saturday that Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu had visited troops and listened to reports by
commanders “in the special military operation area” in Ukraine. “Special military operation” is the term used by the Kremlin to describe the war.
Citing the Defence Ministry, TASS said Shoigu had listened to “the nature of the enemy’s activities and the fulfillment of combat missions by Russian troops.”
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EU companies should set up defense factories in Ukraine. During peace time these factories can be geared as high tech export factories for Ukraine.
You liars!
Owners of false democracy
You are a disgrace to humanity
Will you go to Gaza to stop the genocide carried out by the Zionists occupying the Palestinian territories??????
Mrs. Meloni, do you really understand what occupation is and the right of landowners to resist occupation???
How do you say that if Russia had not entered Ukraine, the Palestinians would not have carried out the October 7 operation???
Do you want the Palestinians to offer flowers to the Zionists instead of resisting the occupier of the land???
The Palestinians do not need anyone to come in and take your damned house in order to resist the occupier of their land.
If you have honor and conscience, do for the Palestinians what you do for Ukraine.
What demolished any credibility of these people is the fact that they ignore history and facts. Eu is long gone and is a puppet of the rich.
Hoa Kỳ và bọn NATO là những tên tội phạm chiến tranh và xâm lược. Chúng mày cũng đã từng xâm lược Việt Nam bọn tao 😂
Theatrics in Ukrain will not win the war