Czech foreign minister in Kyiv for talks

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský has arrived in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian top officials. He is accompanied by the Austrian minister of foreign affairs, Alexander Schallenberg.

The visit is to signal continuing EU support for Ukraine in the war waged by Russia and ascertain the country’s needs at the present time.

The Czech Foreign Minister also paid a visit to the town of Irpin and the Hostomel air base, which were the scenes of fierce fighting at the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.