European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Saturday. This is her sixth visit to Ukraine since Russia's invasion.
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00:00 "European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kiev on Saturday morning
00:05 for talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
00:08 It comes just before the release of an EU report that will assess how Ukraine has gone
00:13 towards meeting the criteria for EU membership.
00:16 And it will play a critical role in determining whether the bloc agrees to start formal accession
00:21 talks with Kiev next month.
00:23 Von der Leyen also paid tribute to Ukraine's railway workers."
00:28 You have helped your compatriots to seek shelter in the European Union and come back home again.
00:36 You got the grain and the vital products out of Ukraine and into the world.
00:41 You keep the lifeline running.
00:45 And it is outstanding.
00:46 I can witness it because it is the sixth time that I've come to Kiev by train.
00:53 And I must say, this train is a legend."
00:55 At a special ceremony afterwards, employees of the state railway company were given awards
01:01 for evacuating people and organizing travel for dignitaries.
01:05 [ Applause ]