During a meeting with the Ukrainian prime minister on Monday (9), European Council President Charles Michel and other participants “had to interrupt the meeting to take cover when missiles hit the Odessa region”, said an official from the Odessa region. European Union (EU) to CNN .
In a note about Michel’s visit, the agent, who was not in Ukraine, said that both he and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal had spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky via videoconference. The official added that the discussions “focused on how the EU can best continue to support Ukraine in addressing current humanitarian, economic and military challenges.”
Speaking in Odessa, Michel said he wanted to confirm to Zelensky and “all the people in Ukraine that our support will be maximum” and that the European bloc will “provide as much as we can” in terms of military equipment.
He also said that the EU was coordinating with the international community to “mobilize financial support and expertise so that you are able to face humanitarian challenges and also be able to run the country.”
Michel added: “We know that you and the people of Ukraine are fighting for your motherland, for the future of your children, for your freedoms, but you are also fighting for our principles, common European values, democracy and democratic rights.”
“And that’s why it’s our moral duty to support them as much as we can,” he said.
In a video statement, Zelensky thanked the President of the European Council for his support and for giving Ukraine “the possibility of being equal in the family of the European Union”.
“And in this difficult time – of the bombing and the war – your courageous stand and being present in Odessa in person is not only welcome, but generates a lot of gratitude,” added the Ukrainian leader.
Earlier on Monday (9), Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesman for the military administration of the Odesda region, reported that Russian forces had fired four “Onyx” cruise missiles in the region.
Source: CNN Brasil
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