Zelenskyy awards head of European Commission

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded the President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen with the First Class of the Order of Yaroslav the Wise.

"This is a great honour. I accept it in the name of all EU citizens. And as a symbol of our strong bond," Ursula von der Leyen said on Twitter, Report informs.

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President of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in Kyiv on a working visit on Thursday, September 15. This is her third visit to Ukraine since the beginning of the warm Report informs, citing Ursula von der Leyen's Twitter page.

"In Kyiv, for my 3rd visit since the start of Russia’s war. So much has changed. Ukraine is now a EU candidate," she tweeted.

The EC chief said as part of her visit she will meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to discuss how to continue getting the country's economy and people closer to the EU countries while Ukraine progresses towards accession.