About 15 European commissioners to visit Kyiv for EU-Ukraine summit

A delegation of about 15 European commissioners will meet with members of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv on February 2, a day before the Ukraine-EU summit.

The spokeswoman of the European Commission, Dana Spinant, announced this on Thursday in a comment to AFP.

Spinant said that "about 15 commissioners" – out of 27 – may visit Kyiv to participate in the meeting, confirming the Politico publication.

According to Spinant, the list of commissioners has not yet been finalized.

The EC spokeswoman added that this visit demonstrates "the scale of our work with Ukraine" and proves the EU's support for the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen, on February 3 to discuss financial and military support for Ukraine in the fight against russia's invasion.

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The Ukraine-EU summit will be held on February 3, 2023. The topic of the forum will likely be continued support for Ukraine.

The leaders of the European Union will also evaluate the path of the Ukrainian state to membership in the bloc.

Earlier, Politico wrote that the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed to hold a meeting of the European board with the government of Ukraine in Kyiv at the beginning of February.