Serbian President Vucic met Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and said they had “a good and open talk on all issues of importance to both Serbia and Ukraine.”
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the Ukraine-Balkan summit in Athens, on Aug. 22. Zelensky said that he expects a decision from EU member states on starting Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations at the end of 2023. Von der Leyen said that they "discussed Ukraine’s progress on the EU path," and added that another 1.5 billion tranche in EU financial assistance to Ukraine has been paid.