France’s president applauded Ukrainian « heroism » and decried Russia’s « barbarism » after touring the heavily damaged suburb of Irpin.
French President Emmanuel Macron declared Thursday that Ukraine « must be able to win » the war against Russia after traveling to the country for the first time since the conflict broke out in late February. Along with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Macron arrived in Kyiv for the high-profile visit to the sound of air raid sirens in the Ukrainian capital, the Associated Press reported. They then headed out for a tour of Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv that saw heavy destruction from Russia’s assault in the earlier stages of the war, before a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Macron posted a brief video on Twitter showing several of the city’s destroyed or severely damaged buildings, with a caption reading: « We saw a devastated city and traces of barbarism. And also the heroism of Ukrainian men and women who stopped the Russian army when it went to Kyiv. Ukraine is resisting. She must be able to win.
