European Parliament President Heads to Ukraine

European Parliament President Roberta Mezzola headed to Ukraine to visit the capital amid the Russian invasion, reports revealed on Friday.

"On my way to Kyiv," she tweeted in Ukrainian and English.

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Despite the hostilities in Ukraine, Prime Ministers Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland, Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic and Janez Janša of Slovenia visited Kyiv to discuss further support for Ukraine with the country's leadership.

Russia banned more European Union officials, lawmakers, public figures and journalists from entering the country in response to heavy sanctions.

“The restrictions apply to the top leadership of the European Union, including a number of European commissioners and heads of EU military structures, as well as the vast majority of members of the European Parliament who promote anti-Russian policies,” the foreign ministry said.

The blacklist also included representatives of some EU member states in addition to public figures and journalists who it said were “personally responsible for promoting illegal anti-Russian sanctions, inciting Russophobic sentiments and the infringement of the rights and freedoms of the Russian-speaking population”.