France, Feb. 2 -- As Russian President Vladimir Putin attends World War II commemorations in southern Russia, on the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in Stalingrad, Europe continues to support Ukraine in the war against Russian invaders.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen is in Kyiv ahead of Friday's Ukraine summit.

The European Commission chief is in Kyiv with a team of commissioners and the bloc's most senior diplomat Josep Borrell.

"We are here together to show that the EU stands by Ukraine as firmly as ever. And to deepen further our support and cooperation," she wrote in a tweet.

In recent weeks, Von der Leyen has said that Europe must prevail in the face of Russia's aggression and that unprecedented EU...