The Power Within: The Kyiv Independent’s first-ever magazine. Be among the first to get it.

pre-order now
Skip to content
Edit post

Mayors of 4 European capitals visit Kyiv, vow further support for Ukrainian capital

by The Kyiv Independent news desk January 11, 2023 10:32 PM 1 min read
This audio is created with AI assistance

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko welcomed mayors of four European capitals, the members of the Pact of Free Cities — Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, and Bratislava — on Jan. 11.

Klitschko thanked the mayors for the support they have already provided to Kyiv, as the city continues to be the target of Russia's missile and drone attacks amid Moscow's all-out war against Ukraine.

According to the Kyiv City State Administration, Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw, vowed to provide 60 metro train cars to Kyiv. Bratislava, in the meantime, plans to send 25 city buses to the Ukrainian capital.

Klitschko thanked his counterparts for the support and determination to help restore Kyiv and emphasized that the meeting is “evidence of effective cooperation between the cities and further support of Ukraine by European partners.”

During the visit to Ukraine, the mayors will also visit the sites of the Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, a hospital for war veterans, a rehabilitation center for children with disabilities, and an emergency help hub set up to provide aids to civilians during blackouts caused by Russia's repeated attacks on Ukraine's energy system.

The Pact of Free Cities is a cooperation agreement that was created by the mayors of Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, and Bratislava in 2019. Since then, it has grown to 33 members, including Kyiv.

Russia ends the year by killing, wounding, displacing civilians

News Feed

7:21 PM  (Updated: )

Trump says 'nobody is asking' Ukraine to recognize Crimea as Russian.

"Nobody is asking (President Volodymyr) Zelensky to recognize Crimea as Russian Territory, but if he wants Crimea, why didn’t they fight for it eleven years ago when it was handed over to Russia without a shot being fired?" U.S. President Donald Trump wrote.
8:06 AM  (Updated: )

Zelensky visits South Africa but cuts trip short after mass Russian strike.

"We count on South Africa’s meaningful participation in the International Coalition for the return of thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. We will also certainly strengthen our cultural and educational ties," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
5:30 AM

Trump says he may meet Putin 'shortly' after May Middle East visit.

Despite ongoing ceasefire negotiations, Trump and Putin have yet to have direct contact, communicating only through their officials. Trump's last in-person encounter with his Russian counterpart was during the 2018 Helsinki Summit during the U.S. president's first term.
MORE NEWS

Editors' Picks

Enter your email to subscribe
Please, enter correct email address
Subscribe
* indicates required
* indicates required
Subscribe
* indicates required
* indicates required
Subscribe
* indicates required
Subscribe
* indicates required
Subscribe
* indicates required

Subscribe

* indicates required
Subscribe
* indicates required
Subscribe
* indicates required
Explaining Ukraine with Kate Tsurkan
* indicates required
Successfuly subscribed
Thank you for signing up for this newsletter. We’ve sent you a confirmation email.