Charles Michel, President of the European Council, has delivered a speech in the Ukrainian parliament during a visit to Kyiv.
"You will win. Because of your spirit. And we will be with you," he said, Voice faction MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak told LB.ua
Heads and representatives of diplomatic missions of EU member states were also present in the parliament chamber, the MP noted.
According to Zheleznyak, Charles Michel made the following points:
"I came to tell you that today we are all Ukrainians!"
"You will win. Because of your spirit. And we will be with you".
"Ukraine is the EU, and the EU is Ukraine. And we will be together!"
"I hope that one day Ukraine will hold my position in the European Council."
"My dear Ukrainian brothers and sisters, you have chosen to join our union. You are paying a high price for it. And we will never forget it."
Also, according to him, Charles Michel "spoke about his trip to Borodyanka [town in Kyiv Region, badly battered by Russians] and his impressions of what he saw".