Macron, Starmer and German Chancellor Merz arrive in Kyiv

French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on Saturday 10 May for a meeting of the coalition of the willing.

Source: Suspilne, a Ukrainian public broadcaster; European Pravda

Details: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Andrii Yermak, Head of the President Office of Ukraine, met the European leaders on the morning of 10 May.

Background: 

• On 9 May, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that a meeting of the coalition of the willing would take place on 10 May, although it was not entirely clear from his message what format the meeting would take.
• Macron later confirmed that he would attend the meeting.
• On 10 May, Kyiv announced traffic restrictions due to the presence of foreign delegations and "the holding of ceremonial and commemorative events".
• The coalition of the willing, led by France and the UK, is working on a plan to deploy a mission to Ukraine to guarantee a future ceasefire.

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