Macron, Scholz and Draghi back Ukraine’s bid to join EU during trip to Kyiv

Macron, Scholz and Draghi back Ukraine’s bid to join EU during trip to Kyiv
Volodymyr Zelensky, left, and Emmanuel Macron shake hands at the end of a press conference in Kyiv (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

The leaders of four European Union nations visited Ukraine on Thursday, vowing to back Kyiv’s bid to become an official candidate to join the bloc in a high-profile show of support for the country fending off a Russian invasion.

French President Emmanuel Macron also promised Ukraine six more powerful truck-mounted artillery guns, the latest in a new round of Western arms pledges for Ukraine as the war grinds on in the eastern Donbas region.

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