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The Polish, Czech and Slovenian prime ministers met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Tuesday within the first go to by overseas leaders to Ukraine’s besieged capital since Russia’s invasion.
The prime ministers, who arrived by practice, sat spherical a desk with their Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmyhal amd and the Ukrainian president, who detailed the scenario to them.
“They are shelling everywhere. Not only Kyiv but also the western areas,” Zelensky advised them in feedback translated into English, a video posted on his Telegram account confirmed.
“We have to halt this tragedy unfolding in the East as quickly as possible,” Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki mentioned in a put up on Facebook asserting their arrival.
Ukraine had the “unequivocal support” of the European Union, he added.
Shmyhal earlier confirmed their arrival in a put up on Twitter, saluting “the courage of true friends of Ukraine”.
He mentioned their talks would concentrate on assist for Ukraine and “strengthening sanctions against the Russian aggression”.
Morawiecki, Czech premier Petr Fiala and Slovenia’s Prime Minister Janez Jansa, are visiting as “representatives” of the European Union, mentioned an early assertion from the Polish authorities.
The go to comes as Russia pummels targets throughout Ukraine together with Kyiv, which has almost been encircled by Moscow’s troops, and as Russia and Ukraine are attributable to resume talks to finish the almost three-week conflict.
“In such crucial times for the world, it is our duty to be in the place where history is being made,” Morawiecki mentioned in a Facebook put up earlier Tuesday.
“Because this is not about us, it is about the future of our children who deserve to live in a world free from tyranny,” he mentioned.
The authorities assertion mentioned that the go to had been organised “in agreement” with European Council chief Charles Michel and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.
“The purpose of the visit is to confirm the unequivocal support of the entire European Union for the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to present a broad package of support for the Ukrainian state and society,” the assertion mentioned.
The trio is accompanied by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, chief of Poland’s populist right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) social gathering.
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