Ursula von der Leyen in Kiev, “The End.Russian question“… Le Figaro provides an update on the war in Ukraine this Thursday, February 2, 2023.
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Ursula von der Leyen has returned to Kyiv
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen assured Ukraine of the EU’s full support as she arrived in Kyiv this Thursday, February 2, accompanied by her commissioners, for a meeting on the eve of the EU-Ukraine summit.
“I am glad to be back in Kyiv, my fourth time since the Russian invasion and this time with my curatorial team“, he wrote on Twitter. “We are here together to show that the EU stands firmly by Ukraine“, he added.
Ursula von der Leyen is accompanied by the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, and about fifteen European commissioners, who will meet their counterparts in the Ukrainian government. The commission characterized this visit as “strong symbol“European support to Ukraine”.in conditions of unjustified aggressionFrom Russia. Ukraine, an official candidate for EU membership, then hosts a summit this Friday with Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) in Kyiv on September 15, 2022. Sergey SUPINSKY / AFP
Moscow accuses the Westerners of closing the “Russian issue”.
The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergey Lavrov, on Thursday, February 2, accused the West of supporting the end of Ukraine. the Russian question“Accusing by name the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who is visiting Kyiv.
Ursula von der Leyendeclared that the result of the war must be the defeat of Russia, and such a defeat that it would not recover for decadesSergey Lavrov said in a television interview.Isn’t this racism, Nazism and an attempt to solve the Russian question?“.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a press conference in Moscow, Russia, January 31, 2023. POOL/REUTERS
Source: Le Figaro
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