Ukraine needs strong signal from EU, says French President Emmanuel Macron

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has said, Europe needed to send a strong signal to Ukraine as he sought to assuage concerns in Kyiv and among some European allies over his previous stance towards Moscow.

He delivered a statement during his visit to NATO forces at the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, near the city of Constanta, Romania today.

Mr Macron reached Romania on Tuesday for a three-day trip to Ukraine’s eastern neighbours including Moldova.

He is expected to visit Kyiv on Thursday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.

The visit would come a day before the European Commission makes a recommendation on Ukraine’s status as an EU candidate.