European leaders in KYIV to show their support to Ukraine

The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Poland have arrived in Kyiv for a visit to Ukraine. The visit comes one day after the victory day parade on the red square where Russian President Putin received his allies.

Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz arrived this morning in Kyiv with the same train, while Donald Tusk traveled with a separate train. The four leaders met on Friday evening in the Polish city of Rzeszów before they left. Today there is a meeting with President Zensky as a token of support for Ukraine.

“Kyiv. An important day awaits us,” posted Tusk on X After he arrived at the platform of Kyiv Central Station.

“We, the leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom, will be solidarity in Kyiv with Ukraine against the barbaric and illegal large -scale invasion of Russia,” said the four leaders in A joint statement.

It states that they continue to support Ukraine. “Until Russia agrees with a permanent ceasefire, we will increase the pressure on the Russian war machine.”

During their visit, the four European leaders will again call for an unconditional ceasefire of thirty days. Ukraine has indicated that it is willing to do this, but Russia has so far refused. Putin had previously announced a one-sided stakes of three days, which entered on 8 May.

According to Kyiv, the three -day file was intended to prevent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia during the celebration of 80 years of Soviet victory in the Second World War, yesterday in Moscow. Both Russia and Ukraine reported that there was still fighting on the front lines. Russian air strikes on Ukraine were most important.

After the European leaders were already on their way to Ukraine, the American embassy in Kyiv warned late on Friday evening that there will be a “potentially serious air raid“could take place without giving further details.

The four European leaders visited Maidanplein in Kyiv this morning, together with Zensky and his wife. There, thousands of flags were planted on the central square in memory of the victims of the war with Russia. The leaders expressed their respect and kept silence for a moment before they talked to Zensky.

The American government has so far shown a stricter attitude towards Kyiv than of Moscow. There are, however, small signals that assume that that changes. In recent days, Vice President JD Vance has criticized Moscow’s position. “At the moment, the Russians have a number of requirements, a number of concessions to end the conflict. We think they are too many questions”, “, he said Earlier this week.

President Trump told reporters yesterday that he a message Had for the two countries: “put an end to this war. Put an end to this stupid war. That is my message to both.”

Starmer, Macron, Merz and Tusk later today in a virtual meeting, other leaders talk about the progress of a so-called “air, land, sea and recovery force”, which must become part of a peace agreement.