UPDATE - EU Commission head to meet Ukrainian president in Kyiv: Spokesman

UPDATES WITH AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR'S VISIT TO UKRAINE

By Faruk Zorlu and Askin Kiyagan

VIENNA / ANKARA (AA) - The European Commission head will visit Kyiv this week to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

During her visit to the war-torn country, Ursula von der Leyen will be accompanied by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, said Eric Mamer, an EU spokesman, on Twitter.

This will be the most high-profile visit by a Western official to Ukraine since Russia's war began on Feb. 24.

The EU chief will meet with Zelenskyy “prior to the pledging event #StandUpForUkraine on Saturday in Warsaw,” Mamer added.

Roberta Metsola, the president of the European Parliament, also visited Kyiv last week.

Meanwhile, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer will also visit Ukraine in the coming days to meet with the Ukrainian president, his office said in a statement.

He will discuss humanitarian and political support for Ukraine, the statement said, adding no further details were announced for security reasons.