Western Leaders Arrive in Kyiv as Ukraine Sets Sights on Russia's Ozon
The leaders will hold bilateral talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky and join NB8 and Coalition of the Willing meetings on support for Ukraine.
- Leaders from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Norway arrived in Kyiv on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, to participate in Flag Day and Independence Day commemorations and high-level diplomatic meetings.
- Visiting officials will participate in the Nordic-Baltic Eight summit and attend Monday's meeting of the Coalition of the Willing to coordinate international support for Ukraine.
- Russian missile strikes targeted Ukraine's railway network on Sunday, hitting a train in Kharkiv and killing one person, while Ukrainian forces retaliated by striking Ozon logistics hubs in Orenburg and Samara.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected a surprise call from former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov for a war-time election, stating, "Elections right now are a tsunami for the country that will split Ukraine."
- To bolster defenses, Zelenskyy is seeking 300 US-made Patriot interceptors as part of a winter package, stressing that "ballistic missiles are ballistic missiles" despite improved air defenses.
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Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Finnish President Alexander Stubb have arrived in Kiev. The Nordic leaders will participate in summits and in the celebration of Ukraine's Independence Day tomorrow. Sweden is also expected to participate.
Leaders of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Norway arrive in Kyiv On the eve of Independence Day, leaders of six countries arrived in the capital of Ukraine. They will hold talks with Zelensky and are preparing important decisions.
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Dagens Nyheter.Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Finnish President Alexander Stubb have arrived in Kiev. The Nordic leaders will participate in summits and in the celebration of Ukraine's Independence Day tomorrow.
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