>> 30-meter flag of Ukraine/EP
On Friday, August 23, the National Flag Day of Ukraine, a 30-meter blue-yellow flag was unfurled in front of the European Parliament building in Brussels on Solidarity Square.< /p>
Representatives of the European Parliament, the European Commission, the representation of Ukraine to the European Union and members of the Ukrainian community in Belgium took part in the flag unfurling ceremony. This is reported by DW.
According to Commissioner Thierry Breton, this day is extremely important for everyone in Europe.
It is the third year since the brutal full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. But the Ukrainian people continue to demonstrate an indomitable will to fight for freedom and independence. Therefore, I would like to congratulate the resilience and courage of the Ukrainians, who are fighting with dignity and determination not only for their freedom, but also for democracy and the values that we stand for, he said.
Breton assured the Ukrainians of further steadfast support from the European Union. He sharply condemned the deliberate attacks of the Russian Federation on civilians and civilian objects in Ukraine.
The signal to Moscow is clear: we are mobilizing European defense and industrial potential to support Ukraine in the long term. We also want to speed up the integration of our defense industries in Europe and in Ukraine, he noted.
On the evening of August 23, on the eve of Ukraine's Independence Day, Ukrainian flags will be raised in front of the buildings of EU institutions and blue-yellow lighting will be turned on.
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