HS analysis Dangerous Kiev pulls heavy serials: Three EU prime ministers arrive, Chechen leader says he has visited corners, mayor calls on pope

“Adventure In Kiev, close to green areas, architecture and culture. ”

In the early days of the Russian invasion in late February, an HS photographer and this reporter blew into a dreamy tired ad for the Ramada Encore hotel as we arrived back from Kiev from Mariupol.

But now the ad seems surprisingly appealing for the first two words, even though the attack has only intensified.

So many influential people want an “adventure in Kiev”.

Tuesday The Polish prime minister headed by train to the heavily bombed capital of Ukraine Mateusz Morawiecki and the Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński and the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala and the Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Janša.

Morawiecki said in a tweet that history is now being made in Kiev as freedom fights tyranny. He assured the EU of its support for Ukraine.

Morawiecki did arrive as well Facebook update, in which he noted that the world has lost its sense of security and innocent people are dying. That is why this tragedy must end as soon as possible.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine also soon confirmed his arrival in his tweet.

Stay is not risk-free, as at least five Kievans were killed in a bombing of Russian troops on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said. Several residential buildings were also damaged.

At the same time, Russian troops are suffering losses. The authoritarian leader of the Chechen Republic in Russia has been particularly hard hit Ramzan Kadyrovin Chechen troops sent by.

Kadyrov himself boasted that on Sunday he did his own adventure in Kiev, or at least near the Hostomel air base, although it was not entirely certain whether the video that Kadyrov transmitted was really close to Kiev.

In any case, he praised that he was already very close to Kiev and soon even closer.

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Kiev about half of the residents have left the city, but there are still at least more than 1.5 million residents left, the news agency Reuters estimates. They spend time alternately in apartments and bomb shelters.

A 35-hour curfew was announced in Kiev from 8 pm on Tuesday. It is supposed to facilitate the identification of Russian vanguards.

In the midst of all this is a remarkable achievement if the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi may host EU prime ministers as planned.

At least Zelenskyi performed as usual confidently late Monday. In his video message, he offered Russian attackers the opportunity to surrender.

EU ministers could be expected to act as some kind of human shield during the visit if Russian forces and unruly Chechen fighters understand to avoid bombing ministerial routes.

The Russian president launched the attack Vladimir Putin hardly wants the risk of escalating the war from killing EU leaders.

High-level visits also signal solidarity and keep the distress of Kiev’s civilians in mind in the international community.

That is why the mayor of Kiev, a former heavyweight boxer Vitali Klytško wishes to continue to have high-ranking guests in its city.

Vatican said on Tuesday he had received an invitation from the mayor of Kiev to the pope.

According to Klytsko, the pope Franciscus a presence in Kiev would save lives and promote peace. For example, Reuters and CNN report.

In his response to the mayor, the Vatican quoted a statement by the pope on Sunday that seemed to condemn the Russian attack.

“No strategic reasons justify the barbarism of killing children and innocent and unarmed civilians. This armed aggression is unacceptable and must be stopped before cities become ruins,” the pope’s message was heard.

Already on the second weekend, the pope said it was not “just a military operation” – again a reference to the terminology used by Russia – but a war in which blood and tears flow like rivers.