Leaders of Nordic and Baltic countries arrive in Kyiv
The leaders of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and Croatia arrived in Kyiv on the morning of 24 February, the fourth year of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
"Welcome to Kyiv, dear allies, and thank you for standing with Ukraine today and throughout four years of Russia's brutal full-scale war.
24 February 2022 has forever divided the history of Europe into 'before' and 'after'. It is symbolic to have the EU leadership with us on this day," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X.
Ukraine's foreign minister met the allies at Kyiv's central railway station.
Pleased to welcome the leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight, our true and close allies in the defense of freedom, justice, and truth.
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"Pleased to welcome the leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight, our true and close allies in the defence of freedom, justice and truth. Thank you for your steadfast and unwavering support for Ukraine and our shared European values and principles," Sybiha wrote.
He also separately reported the arrival in Kyiv of Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman.
"We are grateful to friendly Croatia for its support and solidarity. Thank you for being with us on this symbolic day," Sybiha added.
Earlier, it was reported that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa had also arrived in Kyiv.
It was also reported earlier that the Council of Europe will hold a series of events in solidarity with the Ukrainian people to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.