Kyiv Holds Flag Day Ceremony With Visiting European Leaders
Visiting Nordic and Baltic leaders joined Ukrainian officials as Zelensky said the flag and Ukraine’s existence remain Russia’s greatest irritant.
- On Sunday, Aug. 23, President Volodymyr Zelensky led the National Flag Day ceremony in Kyiv, noting the historic 'Flag of Independence' carried into the Verkhovna Rada during Ukraine's 1991 independence declaration.
- Leaders from six Nordic and Baltic nations arrived in Kyiv to participate in high-level diplomatic meetings spanning Flag Day and Independence Day commemorations, attending a summit of the Nordic-Baltic Eight format.
- Finnish President Alexander Stubb pledged continued support and drew parallels between Ukraine's war and Finland's Second World War experience, stating 'Ukraine is the greatest security guarantee for all of us.'
- Norway plans to provide 85 billion Norwegian kroner in financial support as visiting officials convene for a Coalition of the Willing meeting on Monday, Aug. 24, addressing Ukraine's budget shortfall of about 23 billion.
- President Zelensky rejected calls to hold elections while martial law remains in force, warning that a wartime vote would be 'a huge risk' that could divide the country and provide Russia opportunities to exploit.
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On Sunday, on the occasion of National Flag Day, a Ukrainian flag-raising ceremony was held in Kyiv, attended by the country's highest officials and leaders of other states.
Stubb pledges continued support for Ukraine during Kyiv visit
Finnish President Alexander Stubb pledged continued support for Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday, as Nordic and Baltic leaders gathered for talks on defence, security and further assistance to the country. Stubb attended Ukraine’s National Flag Day ceremony with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders from Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
“He is with us in moments of all victories”: Zelensky spoke on the Day of the State Flag of UkraineZelensky spoke in Kyiv on the occasion of the Day of the State Flag. He stressed that Ukrainian symbols were not destroyed by the Soviet government and Russian aggression.
Prema njegovim riječima, they su danas takođe "otvoreno razgovarali o nedostatku finansiranja za ukrajinsku odbranu" and dodao da je važno da razmiju one another
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