[Global Network Reporter Zhao Jiandong] French President Macron, German Chancellor Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Draghi arrived in Kyiv on the 16th to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
This is the first visit by the three EU leaders to Kyiv since Russia launched a special military operation against Ukraine.
According to the news just reported by AFP, Macron, Scholz and Draghi took the train to Poland overnight on the evening of the 16th local time.
AFP said Macron and Draghi held bilateral talks on the train an hour before the train arrived in the southeastern Polish city of Przemysl.
Macron and Scholz also held talks shortly after leaving Kyiv.
According to the report, during the visit to Ukraine, Macron, Scholz, Draghi and Romanian President Johannes jointly stated that they are ready to give Ukraine EU candidate status "immediately".
Zelensky welcomed the decision and hoped other member states could agree on it before the EU summit on June 23-24.
Regarding the trip of the French, German and Italian leaders to Kyiv, Russian presidential spokesman Peskov said on the 16th: "I hope the leaders of the three countries and the Romanian president will not only focus on supporting Ukraine by providing further weapons. This is absolutely It is useless and will cause further damage to the country. I hope they will encourage President Zelensky to face the situation." Medvedev, vice-president of the Russian Federation Security Council, said the European leaders' visit was not helpful.