European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday held a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. The pair discussed Ukraine's aspirations for EU membership.

Zelenskyy, speaking through a translator, said Ukraine "will do everything" to integrate with the bloc. Von der Leyen described the membership process as "a merit-based path" and stated the final assessment will be ready by the end of next week.