EU's von der Leyen to discuss Ukraine's EU membership progress with Zelenskiy

[June 11, 2022]  KYIV (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen returned to Kyiv on Saturday for a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and said they would discuss Ukraine's reconstruction and progress towards European Union membership.  

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reacts as she arrives to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

"With President Zelenskiy I will take stock of the joint work needed for reconstruction and of the progress made by Ukraine on its European path," she said in a post on Twitter.

(Reporting by Natalia Zinets; Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by David Clarke)

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