the bosses of Estonia, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia on Wednesday arrived in Kyiv In order to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Polish leader office announced.
the four join growing number of European politicians visit Ukraine’s capital since Russian forces were expelled from the country north advance this month.
“heading to Kyiv with strong message of Politician support And military Help,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda tweeted on Wednesday, along with picture of the bosses next to the train.
Polish President office confirmed on Twitter they arrived in Kyiv.
The meeting will focus on Ways to help civilians and military in Ukraine as well with Investigations of A war crimes spokesperson said for Estonian President Alar Karis.
This comes the day after United States President Joe Biden said Moscow invasion of Ukraine has reached the point of genocide, while President Vladimir Putin has promised that Russia will continue its operation “with rhythm and calm” and achieve its goals.
The offices of the four chiefs declined To provide details of the visit for Security reasons.
Putin sent his troops to Ukraine on February 24 for what he callsspecial military Operation “disarmament and” disarmament “of Ukraine. Ukraine and the West say that Putin launched an unjustified war of aggression.
Kyiv Steinmeier refuses to visit
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier plans to visit Kyiv At the same time ‘to send a strong signal of European Solidarity with Ukraine is there,” but Ukraine did not welcome it, he said Tuesday.
German newspaper Bild reported that Zelensky rejected Steinmeier’s offer plans To visit because of his close relations with Russia in Recent years and his support for Nord Stream 2 . gas pipeline designed to double Overflow of Russian gas to Germany, which has since been suspended.
German Chancellor Olaf Schulz’s intention to visit, on On the other hand, it was well received by Ukraine. Said one of Zelensky’s top aides Kyiv Wednesday wanted Schulz to visit and pledge more Hand over weapons, showing contempt for Berlin head of Country.
Schulz facing pressure increasing in home to step up support for Ukraine in The face of Seven week old Russian invasion which has cost spirits of in thousands of civilians.
Ukrainian presidential advisor Oleksiy Aristovich told Germany public the television on Wednesday that Zelensky did not mean to offend Berlin. “I think that main The argument was different – our president expects the chancellor, so that he (Schultz) can take direct practical action decisionsincluding the delivery of weapons,” he told the Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) station.
The German president is very ceremonial rolewhile chairing the advisor government.
Fate Aristovich said of strategic port city of Mariupol and the civilian population of Eastern Ukraine “according to on The German weapons we could have”, but that we are not promised. The time is right of The essence is because “every minute a tank doesn’t do it arrive …it’s us children who be dying “raped and killed,” said Aristovich.
The German political class “watched the terrible pictures.” of The war he said reminds of destruction of Berlin in [1945WhattheRussianarmydoesinUkraineisnotdifferent[1945مايفعلهالجيشالروسيinأوكرانيا”ليستمختلفة”
