His visit was more than expected. Emanuel Macron arrived in the Ukrainian capital on June 16. Together with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the French President went to Irpin, a suburb of Ki, where many Russian abuses took place. Then the delegation was to meet with President Vladimir Zelensky. The head of state had caused concern among the allies, advising:Do not humiliate Russia«. A few days later, he corrected the situation, saying that France “We wish Ukraine victory«. “While France is chairing the Council of the European Union until the end of the month, Emanuel Macron wanted his visit.”Useful:«.
The recapture of the Ki ((administrative district) by the Ukrainian army on April 2, which had been partially occupied by Russian forces since February 24, allowed several foreign leaders to go there. But two weeks ago, on March 15, the prime ministers of Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic made the first directive of European leaders since the beginning of the Russian invasion, in the middle of the siege of the Ukrainian capital.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by European Commissioner Josep Borrell, arrived there on April 8, a few days after the Butcha massacre was uncovered on the outskirts of Ki.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson on April 9 becomes the first head of the UN Security Council member to leave for Ki. After a discussion with Vladimir Zelensky, he took to the streets of the Ukrainian capital. The same day the Austrian Chancellor went there.
Four days later, on April 13, the leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, all of whose countries had experienced Russian domination, visited Ki.
On April 20, it was the turn of the President of the Council of Europe Charles Michel to leave. He will return to Ukraine in May, where his visit to Odessa will be suspended due to a Russian missile strike.
The end of April is marked by the visit of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and then the Prime Ministers of Spain and Denmark. On April 28, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will go there one by one. During the visit, the Russian army bombs the capital of Ukraine.
The month of May was marked by the visits of the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, the singer Bono, the Speaker of the Bundestag (German Parliament) Barbell Bass, as well as the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. Heads of new European governments were also present, such as Antonio Costa of Portugal, Andrzej Duda of Poland and Sanna Marin of Finland.
The new French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna left for Ukraine on May 30 for her first official visit.
Finally, in June, Ursula von der Leyen went to Ki again on June 11 to discuss Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.
Source: Le Figaro
