In Kyiv and in Brussels on Monday 24 February, European leaders underlined the EU’s support for Ukraine on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of the country.
From the Ukrainian capital, where a dozen European and Canadian leaders were meeting, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that €3.5 billion would be paid to Kyiv in March as part of the Ukraine Facility. “Europe is there to strengthen Ukraine at this critical time”, stressed Ms...