A German government spokesman refused to confirm a media report that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, along with French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, will travel to Kyiv on Thursday, June 16, Reuters reported.
"We are still not confirming that," a government spokesman said.
Scholz, who has not been to Kiev since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, has been criticized abroad for his caution in supplying Ukraine with heavy weapons such as tanks and howitzers. He was forced to reject criticism that Berlin was not showing leadership.
Back home, there is also growing frustration among Scholz's junior coalition partners over what they see as the shortcomings of his leadership on Ukraine, an internal rift that risks undermining Western unity against Russia, according to Reuters.
The Italian newspaper La Stampa reported Monday that French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi plan to visit Kiev on June 16.
