Live blog: EU's von der Leyen visits Kiev ahead of EU membership report

Russia-Ukraine conflict enters its 619th day.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Kiev. / Photo: Reuters ArchiveEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Kiev ahead of a report the European Union is expected to present next week about Ukraine's progress in its membership bid, a Ukrainian lawmaker said.

Ukraine, which applied to join the European Union days after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, sees joining the trade bloc as a top priority. Russian forces, focused for weeks on seizing the key eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, are now intent on capturing its vast coking plant, the town's mayor has said.

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