Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appealed to US president Donald Trump to visit Kyiv and ‘see what this war is really about’. Kyiv has made no official announcement about resuming deliveries via the pipeline, a Ukrainian energy source told Reuters. European Commission ​president Ursula von der Leyen condemned Russia for damaging the pipeline but said the EU has asked Ukraine to speed up repairs. European Council president António Costa, Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Finland's president Alexander Stubb and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at a ceremony to mark the war's anniversary. And ⁠in Kyiv, von der Leyen said the EU would deliver on its €90 billion ⁠loan for Ukraine, “one way or the other”.

Source: The Irish Times February 25, 2026 00:43 UTC