Scholz, Macron and Draghi plan Ukraine visit, first since February invasion

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi are all planning to journey to Ukraine's capital earlier than the G7 meets on the finish of June.

However not one of the leaders has but confirmed that the go to will go forward, Bild am Sonntag reported on Sunday.

If it does occur, it is going to be the primary time the three have visited Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, now holding about 20% of the nation below its management.

In Ukraine, visiting European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen was given a brief tour of Kyiv's historic centre earlier on Saturday.

In a gathering with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the 2 mentioned Ukraine's aspirations for EU membership.

Zelenskyy stated Ukraine "will do every part" to combine with the bloc while Von der Leyen said the EU's government arm was "working day and evening" on an evaluation of Ukraine’s eligibility as an EU candidate.

The aim is to have the overview able to share with the bloc's 27 present members by the top of subsequent week.

In his nightly tackle on Saturday, Zelenskyy stated that "conserving Ukraine outdoors the European Union works in opposition to Europe".

The EU will then resolve whether or not to additionally settle for Georgian and Moldovan candidacies for membership later in June.

For the time being, seven nations are at some stage of making use of for EU membership: North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Turkey.

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