Zelensky and Leyen held the first call in 2023

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”.