Overview

• President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska hosted ceremonies in Kyiv’s Sophia Square, greeting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg and presenting state honors to Kellogg, Sweden’s Defense Minister Pål Jonson, and Germany’s Ambassador Martin Jäger.
• Ukraine received €4.05 billion from the European Union on August 22, including €1 billion in ERA loans financed by frozen Russian assets and €3.05 billion under the Ukraine Facility.
• The European Commission raised Ukraine’s flag at its Brussels headquarters as Ukraine’s Mission to the EU unfurled a 30‑meter flag outside the European Parliament, signaling institutional support in Europe.
• Solidarity gestures spanned beyond the EU, with Latvia’s Foreign Ministry building illuminated in blue and yellow and New Delhi’s Qutub Minar lit in the colors of Ukraine’s flag.
• Ukrainian leaders emphasized the flag as a symbol of freedom and resistance, with Zelensky vowing not to cede territory and Commander‑in‑Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi saluting defenders on the national holidays.