German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis made a joint statement following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv.

France, Germany, Italy and Romania are in favor of immediately granting Ukraine the status of a candidate member of the European Union, BBC News reports . Europe will not demand that Ukraine make territorial concessions to resolve the conflict.

In addition, France will supply Ukraine with six additional 155 mm Caesar artillery mounts.

European politicians arrived in Ukraine by train this morning. The exact date of the trip was not named in advance for security reasons. European politicians also visited the city of Irpin.

Macron in Irpen expressed respect for the heroism of the Ukrainians and said that Ukraine should be able to continue to resist and gain an advantage. Scholz, after visiting Irpen, said that Russia's actions in the war against Ukraine are aimed only at destruction. Draghi assured that Ukraine will receive assistance to restore the infrastructure destroyed by the Russians. Asked if the Marshall Plan would be needed, Draghi replied, "We'll talk about that later." Iohannis called for all Russian criminals to be held accountable before international criminal justice, which Romania fully supports.