French President Emmanuel Macron praised Ukrainian"heroism" in the face of Russia's invasion on a visit on Thursday to the Kyiv suburb of Irpin, the closest Moscow's army got to the capital at the start of its invasion.
He pointed specifically to the French-made self-propelled howitzers, which have recently entered the battlefield. Standing by gutted, burnt-out buildings, the leaders looked stern as they listened to a Ukrainian minister explaining what had happened there. In the first such visit to the capital since Russia unleashed its invasion, the leaders shook hands with Zelenskyy, who has not left Ukraine since war began.
From left to right: Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz, President of France Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi and Romanian President Romanian President Klaus Iohannis pose for a photograph in Mariinsky Palace, in Kyiv, on Jun 16, 2022. Ukraine's bid to join the 27-nation European Union, and its demand for more weapons to fight off Russia, are expected to be two main themes of the EU leaders' talks with Zelenskyy, who did not accompany them to Irpin.
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