According to the President of the European Commission, the Union "rose to the task and gave a worthy response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine".

The European Union rose to the task and gave a worthy response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Putin will fail and Ukraine will win.”

- stated Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in her annual evaluation speech held in the European Parliament on Wednesday morning, whose chief guest was Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The President of the European Commission highlighted that, in his opinion, "the EU was previously able to take quick and decisive steps during the economic crisis and the coronavirus epidemic".

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