As Russia celebrates what it calls its Victory Day today, multiple countries to its west are marking Europe Day, which celebrates peace and unity on the continent.
EDnews informs via BBC that EU chief Ursula von der Leyen is in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, to mark the occasion, and will meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky to "reaffirm the EU's unwavering support for Ukraine" on Europe Day.
Celebrated since the 1960s, Europe Day commemorates the signing of the Schuman Declaration, which was signed on 9 May 1950 as Europe sought to recover from the devastation of World War Two.
Zelensky has signed a decree - which is still subject to parliamentary approval - that would see the day officially recognised in Ukraine.