President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen had their first telephone conversation in 2023 on January 2.
" We support your heroic struggle. Fight for freedom and against brutal aggression,"
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Recall, during the Christmas address, Leyen said that 2022 was the year of solidarity with Ukraine..
Before the start of the invasion, Russia counted on a weak and uncertain reaction from Europe. Russia was wrong. The EU rallied and gave its response to aggression: sanctions, humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine. Read more about how the allies help Ukraine resist Russian aggression in Maxim Samoylyuk’s article “Allies worth billions of dollars”.