Jan Lopatka and Pawel Flowerkiewicz

PRAGUE/WARSAW – The prime ministers from the Czech Republic and Poland, as well as Slovenia, arrived in Kyiv Tuesday to show their support for President Volodymyr Zeleskiy. They were briefed on Russia’s war with Russia.

They were three foreign leaders who arrived by train and visited the capital for the first time since Russia’s invasion last month.

It is an act of solidarity to visit Kyiv in these difficult times for Ukraine. Zelenskiy expressed his appreciation in an internet post.

A brief video of him speaking English and Ukrainian to Polish Prime Min Mateusz Morawiecki, his Czech counterpart Petr Filia and Slovenia’s Janez Jasa was released by his office. They were due to also meet with Ukrainian officials.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski (Polish Deputy Prime Minister), who leads the ruling PiS party and is considered the key decision-maker for the country, was also present.

Russian air strikes and bombardment of Kyiv killed at least four civilians on Tuesday, according to authorities. Invading forces had tightened their hold and the mayor declared a curfew of 35 hours.

It is in the war-torn Kyiv that history is made. Here freedom is fought against the oppressive world of tyranny. “It is here that our future hangs in balance,” Morawiecki said on Twitter (NYSE :

Since the Russian invasion, the Czech Republic and Poland have been strong backers for Ukraine in Europe.

Denys Shmygal, the Ukrainian Prime Minister, praised what he called the “courage and true friends”, and stated that leaders will discuss Ukraine’s support and additional sanctions.

TVP Info, a Polish state broadcaster, reported that Morawiecki was also present at the meeting with Kyiv officials.

Fiala stated that the European Council President Charles Michel, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the decision to invite Fiala.

Dworczyk stated that the idea for the trip came to an agreement at last week’s summit of EU leaders in Versailles, France.

However, an EU official claimed that Brussels did not have a formal mandate.

It’s an excellent initiative. “Every initiative that brings peace to Ukraine is welcome,” said the official. It is possible for leaders to wonder if it will affect or improve the conditions for talks with Russia. The future remains uncertain. This is a delicate line.

Russia refers to its actions as “special military operations” in order “denazify Ukraine. Kyiv, along with its Western allies, reject this labeling it as an excuse for an illegal and unjustified attack.