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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen arrives in Kyiv to mark the Europe Day celebration of peace and unity, as Ukraine delivers a symbolic retort to Moscow's Victory Day parade. The president of the European Commission travelled on an overnight train from Poland to see President Volodymyr Zelensky and work on Ukraine's quest for eventual EU membership. IMAGES
President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrives an EU-Ukraine summit also attended by EU chief, Charles Michel. The two are greeted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. IMAGES
On the border between Estonia and Russia, Ursula von der Leyen says she is "shocked and appalled by the vicious attack on Kyiv". The European Commission President also says those responsible "have to be held accountable". SOUNDBITE
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of European Commission, meet at the European Commmission against a background of war in Ukraine and tensions with Russia. IMAGES
In her annual State of the Union speech at the European Parliament in Strasbour, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tells MEPs that she would travel to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Today I am going to Kyiv" to discuss "in detail" the Ukraine's entry into the single market with Ukraine's leader, she adds. Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska is present at the gathering in Strasbourg. SOUNDBITE
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen walks in central Kyiv after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, where she promised to provide a clear signal next week on Ukraine's EU candidate status bid. IMAGES
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