After temporarily moving from the Ukrainian capital to Poland following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union is resuming its diplomatic presence in Kyiv, it announced on Friday.
EU Ambassador to Ukraine Matti Maasikas “is returning to Kyiv to enhance EU presence and ensure support to our Ukrainian partners,” the bloc announced on Twitter.
Mr Maasikas shared his thoguhts, too.
Meanwhile, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said Italy intends to re-open its embassy in Kyiv immediately after Easter.
He proudly claimed: “We were the last to leave Kyiv and we will be among the first to go back.”
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Speaking after a meeting at the foreign ministry to discuss the war, he added: “At the same time we must intensify diplomatic pressure to bring Putin to the talks table and reach a ceasefire.”
The news follow confirmation on Friday the retreat of Russian soldiers from Kyiv had been completed – with Vladimir Putin’s forces headed to Russia or Belarus, according to British defence chiefs.
In a message of optimism, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell wrote on Twitter: “With this visit, the European Union is returning to Kyiv.
“And I mean this literally: our Head of Delegation is back here, so that we can work even more directly and more closely with our Ukrainian partners, ensuring support for Ukrainians.”
He travelled to Ukraine yesterday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian officials alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.