Subscribe here: [ Ссылка ] Each year, the European Union celebrates peace and unity in Europe on May 9.

Von der Leyen told reporters on her train from Poland to Kyiv, that she welcomed Zelenskyy's decree on Monday that Ukraine would also observe Europe Day this year.

"My presence in Kyiv today on May 9 is symbolic, but it is also the sign of a crucial and very practical reality: the EU is working hand in hand with Ukraine on many issues."

Ukraine moved forward its commemoration of the end of World War II in Europe from May 9 to May 8, in line with many other European countries, in order to avoid celebrating the historic military victory on the same day as Russia.

Upon her arrival, von der Leyen visited an exhibition displaying destroyed Russian military vehicles and paid her respects to fallen Ukrainian soldiers at the Wall of Remembrance.

"Good to be back in Kyiv," she posted on Twitter. "Where the values we hold dear are defended everyday."

This was von der Leyen's fifth trip to Kyiv since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

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