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Kyiv's diplomatic run before Independence Day 2021
Summary
A look back at the visits and legal changes that marked the days leading up to 25 August 2021.
What was happening in Kyiv in the days around 25 August 2021? The reported events were a run of high-level visits, a new state honour and a change in the rules on electronic passports.
On 21 August 2021, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived in Kyiv for a three-day visit. During it, he met President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The same day, the Presidential Distinction "National Legend of Ukraine" was presented for the first time.
On 22 August 2021, German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Kyiv. She too held a meeting with President Zelensky.
On 23 August 2021, amendments to legislation on e-passports took effect.
The pattern
Taken together, the reported events show a capital with a crowded agenda in the days before 25 August 2021: two foreign visitors received by the president, a new presidential award handed out for the first time, and a change to the legal framework for electronic passports.
