On Saturday February 24, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg urged Ukraine and its allies to “don’t lose hope”, on the second anniversary of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the country. “The situation on the battlefield remains extremely difficult. President Putin’s goal of dominating Ukraine has not changed, there is no sign that he is preparing for peace. But we must not lose hope”, declared the Secretary General of the Alliance in a recorded message. Follow our live stream.
Visit of the Canadian Prime Minister to kyiv. Justin Trudeau arrived in kyiv on Saturday, the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a spokesperson for Ukrainian Railways announced. “Allies arrive in kyiv”wrote Oleksandr Shevchenko on Facebook, posting a photo of Justin Trudeau exiting the train at Kiev station, as well as that of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, whose arrival in Kiev had been announced on a little earlier.
Surprise arrival of Giorgia Meloni in kyiv for a virtual G7 on Ukraine. Head of government Giorgia Meloni arrived on Saturday morning on a surprise visit to kyiv, where she will chair a virtual G7 meeting on Ukraine, according to video images transmitted by the government. In these images, we see her getting off the train at kyiv station and being greeted by a delegation. According to Italian media, Giorgia Meloni traveled by plane to Poland, where she then took a train to Ukraine.
Ukraine will triumph over Russian “darkness”. “Light always triumphs over darkness “, promised the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armies, on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of his country. “I am convinced that our victory lies in unity. And it will undoubtedly be so”General Oleksandr Syrsky said on Telegram.