EU chief Ursula von der Leyen arrives in Kyiv for "Europe Day"

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kyiv on May 9 to mark the Europe Day celebration of peace and unity, as Ukraine delivered a symbolic retort to Moscow's Victory Day parade.

The president of the European Commission travelled on an overnight train from Poland to see President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and work on Ukraine's quest for eventual EU membership, a reporter on the train said, according to Barron's.

"Good to be back in Kyiv. Where the values we hold dear are defended every day. So it is such a fitting place to celebrate the day of Europe. I welcome President Zelenskyy's decision to make 9 May Europe Day also here in Ukraine," she wrote on Twitter.