Foreign leaders are traveling to Ukraine to express solidarity as the Ukrainian military is running low on ammunition and weapons and Western aid is in jeopardy. “Now more than ever, we stand firmly behind Ukraine. Economically, financially, militarily and morally. Until this country is finally free,” von der Leyen tweeted after arriving in Kyiv. . Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of the Group of Seven (G7), announced that the group’s heads of state and government will meet online on Saturday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also involved, and adopt a joint statement on Ukraine. . Under Meloni’s administration, Italy has strongly supported Ukraine. Saturday’s virtual meeting will be the first top-level G7 meeting since the Italian president took office. G7 Heads of State and Government are scheduled to meet in person in June in the southern region of Puglia for their annual summit. There is a somber mood in Ukraine as the war with Russia enters its third year and Kiev’s military faces increasing difficulties on the front amid dwindling ammunition supplies and personnel. Recently, Russian troops withdrew from the eastern strategic city of Avdiivka, handing Moscow its biggest victory yet.