KYIV, Ukraine — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel travelled to Kyiv for an annual EU-Ukraine summit.
Ukrainian and European Union leaders have been meeting regularly for these summits since the 1990s, but this is the first time a summit is taking place with Ukraine as an official candidate to join the EU.
The bilateral meetings usually alternate between Ukrainian and European cities, but the meeting taking place in Kyiv this year, amid the sound of air raid sirens, is a reminder the country is still very much at war.
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