Thirty-three years ago, Ukraine regained its independence. Today, Ukrainians are fighting to defend their freedom and the independence that is their undeniable right. For Ukrainians, independence means more than just a status.
Main image: the Motherland Monument in Kyiv.
“Volia” (воля) is a Ukrainian concept that can be translated as “will” or “freedom” and represents the conscious decision for freedom. On Ukraine’s Independence Day, the country celebrates the volia of the Ukrainian people, which led to the decision to become an independent state again in 1991.
Learn more about the Volia campaign.
Two and a half years after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the country’s blue and yellow flag flies proudly over the Ukrainian capital. The flag has become an increasingly powerful symbol of independent Ukraine and free and brave Ukrainians.
Borys Korpusenko / ukraine.ua, 2024
Image: The Ukrainian flag on the building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
The EU continues its full political, financial, humanitarian and military support to Ukraine and remains firmly convinced that Ukraine will prevail. Russia is the aggressor violating the UN Charter and Ukraine is the victim exercising its fundamental right to self-defence.
The EU will continue to work for a just and lasting peace that preserves Ukraine’s freedom and independence in accordance with the UN Charter and ensures that the aggressor is held to account.
Image: Raising the Ukrainian flag at the European Parliament buildings in Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg on the anniversary of Ukrainian Independence Day.
