EU defence commissioner arrives to Kyiv

European Commissioner for Defence and Area Andrius Kubilius arrived in Kyiv on Thursday 8 Could.

Supply: European Pravda, citing Kubilius’s publish on X (Twitter)

Particulars: Kubilius shared a photograph from a memorial occasion in Kyiv marking the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation, the place he was seen alongside International Minister Andrii Sybiha. He recalled that round 10 million Ukrainians died throughout World Conflict II.

"However the day of Victory in Europe for an additional half of Europe, together with Ukraine, was the start of one other interval of oppression, by an empire nonetheless collapsing as we speak.

Ukrainians struggle in opposition to this empire's aggression, for his or her freedom–and ours. And we will win!" Kubilius wrote.

80 years in the past, Nazism was defeated and a part of Europe regained freedom.
Victory in Europe as we speak is widely known in #Kyiv, remembering that 10 mln Ukrainians died for this Victory.
🧵1/2 pic.twitter.com/cifKux5BnJ

— Andrius Kubilius (@KubiliusA) Could 8, 2025

Later, the Ukrainian authorities press service reported that Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal had met with the EU commissioner to debate defence and technological cooperation.

Shmyhal famous that the European rearmament initiative ReArm Europe and the White Paper on the way forward for European defence current new alternatives for strengthening cooperation with Ukraine within the safety sector and for integrating Ukraine’s defence trade with that of the EU.

He additionally expressed Ukraine’s curiosity in working with European firms beneath the introduced Safety and Motion for Europe (SAFE) initiative.

The 2 sides additionally mentioned Ukraine’s present army wants, the event of its defence trade, and potential methods to direct frozen Russian property in Europe "in direction of strengthening Ukraine".

Background: On the identical day, the European Fee introduced that in the course of the go to of EU overseas ministers to Ukraine on 9 Could, a political determination could be adopted to ascertain a world tribunal for the crime of aggression in opposition to Ukraine.

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