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French President Emmanuel Macron said during his joint visit with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in Kiev that Ukraine could rely on its allies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The leaders of Germany, France and Italy, who have been criticized by Kiev for not doing enough to help Ukraine fight Russia, have expressed hope for membership in Ukraine’s European Union, a country seeking more weapons to thwart progress. of Russian forces.<\/p>\n
“We are all in favor of granting Ukraine the status of a candidate country for membership in the European Union.”<\/em> said Mr. Macron.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today that Russia’s attack is aggression against the whole of Europe and that the more weapons Ukraine receives from the West, the sooner it will be able to liberate the land occupied by Russia.<\/p>\n Mr Zelenskyy said he had discussed with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania the possibility of further sanctions against Russia and the reconstruction of the country once the war is over.<\/p>\n Ukraine, Mr. Zelensky said, is grateful for arms deliveries and expects to be supplied with modern artillery, missiles and air defense systems.<\/p>\n “Every day of delay or postponement of decisions is one more opportunity for the Russian military to kill Ukrainians or destroy our cities.”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n “The more deliveries of powerful weapons, the faster we can liberate our people and our land.”<\/em> said Mr. Zelensky while adding that, “Russian aggression against Ukraine is aggression against the whole of Europe, against each of us, against our values.”<\/em><\/p>\n German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the clear message of the leaders of the European Union is that “Ukraine belongs to the European family”.<\/p>\n “Germany supports a positive decision for Ukraine.”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n The EU executive branch is expected to recommend on Friday that Ukraine be granted candidate status. The move would be an important political gesture for Ukraine as it fights against Russia, but EU leaders are not all in agreement.<\/p>\n Earlier, Kiev accused France, Germany and, to a lesser extent, Italy of delaying their support for Ukraine, saying that these countries had been slow to send weapons and that they had put their interests before freedom and security in Ukraine.<\/p>\n Prior to the meeting with President Zelenskyy, European leaders stayed in the war-torn city of Irpin.<\/p>\n The city near Kiev, which before the war had a population of about 62 thousand inhabitants, faced fierce attacks, until the moment of withdrawal of Russian troops from the northern regions of Ukraine and the intensification of the Moscow offensive in the east of the country.<\/p>\n President Macron said war crimes had been committed in Irpin, while praising the resistance of Ukrainians to prevent the occupation of Kiev.<\/p>\n “It’s a heroic city, because here, along with others, the Ukrainians stopped the Russian army, which was heading towards Kiev. “The heroism of the Ukrainian army and people must be applauded.”<\/em> said Mr. Macron.<\/p>\n Similar to the city of Buca, Irpini has become a symbol of horrific and senseless devastation, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.<\/p>\n “Innocent civilians have been deliberately killed. The houses have been destroyed. An entire city was destroyed, with no military infrastructure at all. This is a sufficient indicator of the aggression of the Russian war, which aims to destroy and invade. It is a terrible war. “Russia intends to achieve its goals through brutality, without taking into account the lives of the people. This must end.”<\/em> said Chancellor Scholz.<\/p>\n Kiev says Russia has committed serious and large-scale crimes in Irpin, accusations that Moscow denies.\/ VOA<\/p>\n \n<\/p>\n top channel
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