Macron, Scholz, Draghi to Visit Kyiv by Train

France, German, and Italian leaders took a private train headed to Kyiv, according to Italian and German media.

According to reports, French President Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Olaf Scholz, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi took a night train headed to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv today, Thursday.

The German and Italian channels, “ZDF” and “La Repubblica” reported that the three leaders to this private train from Poland and they expected to arrive in Kyiv in the morning, today.

The Italian newspaper published pictures of the three leaders on the train, according to AFP.

The French Presidency confirmed that Macron is on his way to Ukraine today, Thursday, according to Reuters.

It took weeks to prepare for this visit, and the European leaders are looking forward to mitigating criticism within Ukraine over their response to the war.

Kyiv has criticized France, Germany, and Italy for hesitating to support Ukraine, and accused them of being slow in providing weapons, and putting their own interests above the freedom and security of Ukraine.

Previously, the German newspaper “Bild am Sonntag” announced that Scholz, Macron, and Draghi would visit Kyiv this month.

According to the paper, the joint visit is France’s idea, and Macron preferred to postpone it until the parliamentary elections in his country end, especially since Scholz highlighted that the visit should come for something tangible, not for taking a picture.