EU leadership occurs in Kiev: Support for Ukraine despite the drone attack!

EU leadership occurs in Kiev: Support for Ukraine despite the drone attack!

The new EU Council President António Costa and EU foreign representative Kaja Kallas held a visit to the solidarity in Kiev today, just a few hours after taking office. In the middle of the tense Situation, which was marked on Kiev due to another drone attack by the Russians at night, they emphasized the unshakable support of the EU for Ukraine. Costa said that the EU was ready to provide humanitarian, financial, military and diplomatic help. The attention of both top representatives primarily applies to the urgent situation, which was described as "very, very serious", emphasized Kallas and added that the situation also has high costs for Russia, as .

At night, Russian drone attacks rose to the Ukrainian capital, where the air defense reports that around a dozen drones were able to intercept. According to the military administrator Serhij Popko, there were some debris that rushed to a district, but no injuries were reported. The air alarm, which ensures high tension in Kiev, signals the continued threat from the Russian attacks. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, a total of 32 out of 78 attacking drones were shot down. The new EU leadership, which is located in its first international mission, wants to stand behind the Ukraine and set an example against Russian aggression, such as Kleine Zeitung " reports .

common European future in focus

Kosta and Kallas will also meet President Wolodymyr Selenskyj in Kiev to have the upcoming discussions about the integration of Ukraine into the EU. This visit should not only illustrate the current steadfast support, but also reaffirm the common long -term goals of the Europeans. The last developments show that the solidarity of the EU with Ukraine does not decrease in the face of the continuing war and that a strong alliance against aggression from outside remains necessary.