French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Thursday, visited Russia jointly to show support in its fight against the Russian invasion.
The three Presidents termed the visit a message of unity to Ukrainians adding that they will also discuss the future.
“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.
Earlier, Macron had been criticized at home and abroad for not traveling to Ukraine, but he defended his decision by saying he would only go if and when the visit could be useful.
Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis will join the three for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expected to touch on Kyiv’s bid to join the European Union as well as the war itself.
The presidents will visit the sites where the attacks took place.
“We’re here, we’re focused, we will join President Zelenskiy to go to a war site where massacres have been carried out,” Macron said.
The visit has taken weeks to organize with the three men looking to overcome criticism within Ukraine over their response to the war.
SOURCE:REUTERS