This is his second visit to Ukraine during the war.
President of the European Council Charles Michel on Monday, 9 May, arrived in Odessa. He said this on his Twitter account. “I came to celebrate Europe Day in Odessa, a city where Pushkin said he could feel Europe.” And where today the Ukrainian people defend their monuments from bullets and missiles and their freedom from Russian aggression. You are not alone. The EU supports you, “he wrote.
Michel also posted photos from the city and from a meeting with Prime Minister Denis Shmygal.
I came to celebrate #EuropeDay in #Odesa, the city where Pushkin said that “you can feel Europe.”
And where today the Ukrainian people shield their monuments from bullets and rockets and their freedom from Russian aggression.
You are not alone.
The EU stands with you. pic.twitter.com/kneuEOvepb– Charles Michel (@eucopresident) May 9, 2022
The Prime Minister of Ukraine, in turn, thanked the President of the European Council for his second visit to Ukraine during the war.
“We appreciate such support. After all, today, when the EU celebrates Europe Day, Ukraine continues to fight for common values - peace, freedom and democracy, “he added.
Read also: Olena Zelenska and Jill Biden visited migrants in Uzhgorod
It should be noted that Odesa region was hit by a missile the day before by four Onyx missiles from the Bastion missile complex in the temporarily occupied Crimea
