His visit was more than expected.
Emmanuel Macron arrived in the Ukrainian capital on June 16.
With German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the French President went to Irpin, in the suburbs of kyiv, where many Russian abuses were committed.
The delegation was then to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Head of State had caused trouble among the Allies by recommending "
not to humiliate Russia
".
A few days later, he corrected the situation by saying that France “
wishes victory for Ukraine
”.
While France chairs the Council of the European Union until the end of the month, Emmanuel Macron wanted his visit "
useful
".
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The recapture of the oblast (administrative region) of kyiv on April 2 by the Ukrainian army, which had been partially occupied by Russian forces from February 24, allowed several foreign leaders to go there.
But, two weeks earlier already, on March 15, the Polish, Slovenian and Czech prime ministers had made the first trip by European leaders since the start of the Russian invasion, in the middle of the siege of the Ukrainian capital.
The Polish, Czech and Slovenian Prime Ministers on March 15 in kyiv.
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The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borell, went there on April 8, a few days after the discovery of the Boutcha massacres on the edge of kyiv.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by Joseph Borell in Boutcha.
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Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, becomes on April 9 the first leader of a country member of the UN Security Council to go to kyiv.
After a discussion with Volodymyr Zelensky, he went to the streets of the Ukrainian capital.
The Austrian Chancellor went there the same day.
Boris Johnson and Volodymyr Zelensky.
UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP
Four days later, on April 13, Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian leaders, whose countries have all experienced Russian rule, also visited kyiv.
Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian leaders on April 13.
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On April 20, it was the turn of the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, to go to kyiv.
He travels to Ukraine again in May where his visit to Odessa will be interrupted by a Russian missile strike.
Charles Michel and Volodymyr Zelensky.
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The end of April is marked by the visit of the American Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, and of the Secretary of State Antony Blinken, then by those of the Spanish and Danish Prime Ministers.
On April 28, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres goes there in turn.
During the visit, the Russian army bombards the Ukrainian capital.
The Spanish and Danish prime ministers, Pedro Sanchez and Mette Frederiksen, on April 21.
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Lloyd Austin, Volodymyr Zelensky and Antony Blinken on April 24.
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on April 28.
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The month of May was punctuated by the visits of the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, the singer Bono, the President of the Bundestag (the German parliament), Barbel Bas, as well as Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States.
New European heads of government have also been there, such as Portugal's Antonio Costa, Poland's Andrzej Duda and Finland's Sanna Marin.
Justin Trudeau at Irpin, May 8.
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Good on May 8.
Sergei CHUZAVKOV / AFP
Nancy Pelosi, May 1.
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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin on May 26.
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The new French Foreign Minister, Catherine Colonna, for her first official trip, on May 30, went to Ukraine.
Catherine Colonna in Boutcha, May 30.
Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP
Finally, in June, Ursula von der Leyen went to kyiv again, on June 11, to discuss Ukraine's accession to the European Union.
Ursula von der Leyen, June 11.
Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP
