The leaders of France, Germany and Italy are planning a trip to Kyiv this week as Ukraine urgently seeks Western weapons. A chemical plant in Severodonetsk, which houses civilians, was attacked. The Russians destroyed a second bridge in Severodonetsk in an attempt to encircle the city. A European Commission official has met with President Volodymyr Zelensky as Ukraine seeks EU membership and reconstruction aid.
LVIV, Ukraine — Leaders of France, Germany and Italy plan to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv this week, officials said, with reports that Russia was making gains in the east of the country and Ukrainian officials were looking for weapons from western nations to keep Russia at bay. French President Emanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Solz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi were planning to visit the Ukrainian capital on Thursday, two European officials said, warning that plans could change. The trip would be the first in Ukraine since the start of the war for the three Western leaders.
