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Presidents of 4 European countries take the train to Kiev

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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausea shared a photo of a train to visit Kiev, UkraineApril 13 – Photo: TWITTER

According to Reuters news agency, these four leaders and many European politicians have visited the Ukrainian capital since Russia withdrew its troops from the north of the country in early April.

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are all members of the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

“Towards Kiev with a strong message of political support and military support,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda shared on Twitter on April 13, along with pictures of the remaining presidents. next to a train.

Pawel Szrot, the head of the office of Polish President Andrzej Duda, told Polsat News that the “symbolic” visit would include discussions on assisting Ukraine.

The offices of all four presidents declined to provide details about the visit for security reasons.

On April 12, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he planned to visit Kiev “to send a strong signal of European solidarity with Ukraine”, but was not welcomed by Ukraine.

Germany’s Bild newspaper reported that Zelensky had turned down Steinmeier’s plans to visit, citing the German president’s close relationship with Russia in recent years.

Earlier, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Ukraine on April 8 to meet Zelensky. She is the highest-ranking European Union (EU) leader to visit the country since Russia’s “special military operation”.

On March 15, the Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic and Slovenia, together with the Prime Ministers of Poland and Deputy Prime Ministers of Poland, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev.

On April 9, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also arrived in Kiev for an unannounced visit. Mr Johnson has announced that he will send 120 armored vehicles and new anti-ship missile systems to Ukraine.

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