Video of his meeting with the President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen the president of Ukraine posted on social media Volodymyr Zelensky.

“From now on, May 9 will be Europe Day – in the European Union but also in Ukraine. Today, we are in Kiev on this special day. Why is Kyiv such a suitable place to celebrate Europe Day” stressed the Ukrainian president.

“Every day, the brave people of Ukraine defend the very values ​​that are the core of the European Union” Zelensky added.

“We continue to do everything in our power to erode Putin’s war machine and his revenues. The Commission proposed an 11th sanctions package. The focus is now on cracking down on (sanctions) circumvention, together with our international partners,” said the president of the Commission.

Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kiev on Tuesday to mark Europe Day and show support for Ukraine against the Russian offensive on the day Moscow commemorates victory over Nazi Germany.

The Commission president arrived in Kiev on an overnight train from Poland to meet the Ukrainian president and work on Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union, according to reporters accompanying her.

Shortly before her arrival, air raid sirens sounded for two hours in Kiev.

Infuriating Moscow, the Ukrainian president yesterday signed a decree to be celebrated in his country as Europe Day May 9 as is done in Brussels. He thus canceled any event for Victory Day, the victory over Nazi Germany on May 9, as is the Soviet tradition in force in Russia, which organized a large military parade in Red Square in the presence of Putin.