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European Union officials hold Kyiv talks in show of support for Ukraine

TSA Desk by TSA Desk
February 3, 2023
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends an EU summit with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 2, 2023.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends an EU summit with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 2, 2023.
| Photo Credit: Reuters

Top European Union officials were due to meet on February 3 in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of support for the country as it battles to counter Russia’s invasion and strives to join the EU as well as NATO.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel, as well as 15 European Commissioners, travelled to the Ukrainian capital for what they described as a summit meeting. The last such summit was held in Kyiv in October 2021 — a few months before the war started.

Explained | The next leg of the Russia-Ukraine war

“EU assistance for Ukraine has reached almost 50 billion euros ($55 billion) since the fighting started,” according to EU officials.

The EU is providing Ukraine with financial- and humanitarian aid, among other things. It also plans to adopt a 10th package of sanctions again Russia in the coming weeks.

Ukraine wants to join the 27-nation bloc, though that could take years and require the adoption of far-reaching reforms. In the meantime, Ms. von der Leyen said on February 2 that the European Commission is willing to let Kyiv join what she called some “key European programmes” that will bring benefits similar to membership.

Those programmes were due to be discussed in Friday’s meeting, which will also address one of the main obstacles to Ukraine’s EU membership: endemic corruption.

Ms. Von der Leyen, on her fourth visit to Kyiv since Russia’s invasion, said on Thursday she was “comforted” by Ukraine’s anti-corruption drive. The previous day, Mr. Zelenskyy had taken aim at corrupt officials for the second time in the space of a week. Several high-ranking officials were dismissed.

Mr. Zelenskyy was elected in 2019 on an anti-establishment and anti-corruption platform in a country long gripped by graft. The latest corruption allegations came as Western allies channel billions of dollars to help Kyiv fight Moscow’s forces.

Also read: Lessons from Russia’s Ukraine war

Ukraine’s government is keen to get more Western military aid, on top of the tanks pledged last week, as the warring sides are expected to launch new offensives once winter ends. Kyiv is now asking for fighter jets.

The U.S is expected to announce on Friday it will send longer-range bombs to Ukraine as part of a new $2.17 billion aid package.


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