European leaders join Zelenskiy in Kyiv for Ukraine's Independence Day as Russian invasion pushes on

KYIV, Ukraine — European leaders joined President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Monday (Aug 24) for official celebrations marking Ukraine's Independence Day as Russia pushes on with its four-year-old invasion of the country.One of President Vladimir Putin's key goals in starting a war with Russia's neighbour in February 2022 was to place Kyiv in Moscow's orbit. Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly for...