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Ukraine

will host a summit on Friday with representatives of the European Union (EU), a "strong symbol" of the support of the bloc of 27 "in the face of unjustified aggression" by Russia, which has regained ground in the east when the

is close to completing one year in business.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in kyiv on Thursday accompanied by the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, and some 15 European commissioners.

"I am glad to return to kyiv, my fourth time since the Russian invasion, and this time with my team of commissioners," he wrote on Twitter.

"We are here together to show that the EU stands firmly on Ukraine's side."

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kyiv hosts this Friday the summit with the EU in full Russian offensive

Ukraine

will host a summit on Friday with representatives of the European Union (EU), a "strong symbol" of the support of the bloc of 27 "in the face of unjustified aggression" by Russia, which has regained ground in the east when the

is close to completing one year in business.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in kyiv on Thursday accompanied by the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, and some 15 European commissioners.

"I am glad to return to kyiv, my fourth time since the Russian invasion, and this time with my team of commissioners," he wrote on Twitter.

"We are here together to show that the EU stands firmly on Ukraine's side."

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