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Ukrainian soldiers will begin training in the use of Leopard 2 tanks from next week, according to a headline in the Financial Times.

The publication notes that the six-week training program is part of a commitment by European countries to quickly deliver Western tanks to Kyiv.

The British newspaper said Ukraine's allies are seeking to deliver the tanks before the start of an expected new Russian offensive in the spring.

The publication notes that Berlin's decision to send German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine is a turning point for Western aid to Kyiv.

However, it visibly angered Moscow.

In this regard, the newspaper quotes the statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin - Russian politician.

Born on October 7, 1952 in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg. During yesterday's commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory at Stalingrad.

Yesterday, Putin stated that Russia is once again facing the aggression of the collective West and added: "It is amazing, but it is true: we are again threatened by German tanks with crosses painted on them", writes BTA.

The publication commented on the speech of the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell

Josep Borel Fonteles is a Spanish politician from the Spanish Socialist Workers Party who said yesterday before a meeting with Ukrainian defense officials that battle tank crews would be trained as part of a European Union mission.

Borel also said that Western battle tanks will contribute to "significant strengthening of Ukraine's military capacity".

A security source told the newspaper that hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers have already arrived at bases in Germany and Poland for training in the use of German tanks.

In his words, everything is being "done as quickly as possible, because the Ukrainians are aware of the critical nature of the situation".

"Financial Times" also reports on the reaction of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov is a Russian diplomat, and since 2004 he has been foreign minister, who warned that the supply of Western tanks to Kyiv threatened to prolong the war.

"Now we are trying to push the (Ukrainian) artillery to a distance where it will not be a threat to our territory," the publication quoted Lavrov as saying.

The Washington Post newspaper commented on the visit to Kyiv of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen - German doctor and politician (née Albrecht). Ursula Gertrude Albrecht is also 15 European Commissioners for today's EU-Ukraine summit.

The publication quoted the words of von der Leyen, who wrote on Twitter that "the EU stands behind Ukraine more firmly than ever".

Historic high-level meeting in Ukraine

The American newspaper quoted the EU's number one diplomat, Josep Borrell

Josep Borel Fonteles is a Spanish politician from the Spanish Socialist Workers Party who pledged yesterday that the bloc would double the number of Ukrainian soldiers it trains from 15,000 to 30,000 and give Ukraine an additional $27 million for demining.

The publication also said that Kyiv has high hopes for the EU-Ukraine summit, but that representatives of the bloc are unlikely to promise anything concrete, as full membership of the union for Ukraine is likely to take years, if not decades.

However, the newspaper dwells on Von der Leyen's promise to create a special center in The Hague to prosecute war crimes committed in Ukraine.

The center will coordinate the collection of war crimes evidence through joint investigation teams supported by the EU's Agency for Criminal Investigation Cooperation.

Ukraine's accession to the EU is the main topic of Ursula von der Leyen's visit

Ursula von der Leyen - German doctor and politician (after Albrecht). Ursula Gertrude Albrecht is in Kyiv, writes the French magazine "Mond" in the headline.

The French edition quotes the EC president's words after her meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: "The future of our continent is being written here in Ukraine," and notes that this is her fourth visit to Kyiv since the beginning of the war.

"If Putin wants to kill me, he will do it anyway," the publication quoted Von der Leyen as saying, as she usually responds to those of her interlocutors who worry about her safety during her visits to Ukraine.

The newspaper notes that during the visit of von der Leyen and 15 European commissioners to Ukraine, unprecedented security measures were taken.

They traveled on a heavily guarded train from Poland to Kyiv, and extra precautions were taken in the Ukrainian capital to ensure their meetings with Ukrainian representatives, as well as today's EU-Ukraine summit, took place safely.

Vladimir Putin

Volodymyr Zelensky

Ursula von der Leyen

Sergey Lavrov

Josep Borrell