The deliberate summit between the EU and Ukraine that was initially to be held in Brussels will lastly be in kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, on February 3, as reported by the Ukrainian Presidency on Monday.
The change of venue happens after a phone dialog between the Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski, and the president of the European Commission, Úrsula von der Leyen.
However, the heads of state and authorities won’t attend the assembly, however solely Von der Leyen herself and the president of the European Council, Charles Michel. This data was already confirmed in December by a spokesperson for Michel.
The announcement places an finish to hypothesis a few doable new journey by Zelenski overseas after the shock journey he made to Washington in December. Zelensky’s workplace has defined that the scenario on the fight fronts with Russia has additionally been mentioned within the phone dialog with Von der Leyen, in addition to the method of Ukraine’s entry into the EU or European financial assist for kyiv.