German, French, Italian leaders arrive in Kyiv to show solidarity
Gulf Times
French President Emmanuel Macron (C), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (L) travel on board a train bound to Kyiv after departing from Poland on June 16, 2022.
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Kyiv on Thursday on a joint trip to show their backing for Ukraine as it struggles to withstand a Russian assault.
The three travelled together overnight in a train used to transport high-profile visitors to Ukraine.
"It's an important moment. It's a message of unity we're sending to the Ukrainians, of support, to talk both about the present and the future, since the coming weeks, as we know, will be very difficult," Macron said as they arrived.
Romania's President Klaus Iohannis will join them for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expected to touch on Kyiv's bid to join the European Union as well as the war itself.
