Helen McEntee to join EU foreign affairs ministers in Kyiv for 'united message' of support for Ukraine

The informal meeting of the EU's foreign affairs ministers will include discussions with president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, writes acting Political Editor, Paul Hosford, in Kyiv

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Helen McEntee said: 'We will come together to remember the victims of the atrocities in Bucha and to reaffirm our commitment to holding Russia fully accountable for its unprovoked invasion.'

Foreign affairs minister Helen McEntee will today begin a two-day visit to Kyiv, meeting her counterparts from across the EU to send a "clear and united message" of support for Ukraine.

Ms McEntee's trip to the Ukrainian capital will see her take part in an informal meeting of the EU's Foreign Affairs Council and coincides with the fourth anniversary of the liberation of Bucha from Russian occupation. EU ministers will attend a commemorative event to mark the occasion.