President of the European Council António Costa arrived in Kyiv on December 1. He was not alone on his visit to the Ukrainian capital, according to his Twitter. "From day one of the war, the EU has stood by the side of Ukraine.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Marta Kos, EU Commissioner for Enlargement, and António Costa, President of the European Council, arrived in Kyiv on Sunday,

President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Kyiv on Dec. 1 with Antonio Costa, the new President of the European Council, and top European Union diplomat Kaja Kallas. Kallas and Costa arrived in Kyiv on a surprise visit on the first day of the mandate of the new European Commission.