EP President Metsola in DW interview says she saw courage and resilience in Zelenskiy
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The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, in an interview to DW soon after her return from Kyiv. She said this week could be decisive for Ukraine and the country needs weapons to continue the fight.
Metsola told DW Wednesday that she saw courage and resilience in Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s eyes on her visit to Kyiv.
Her visit on April 1 came shortly before the world saw the images of deceased civilians on the streets of Bucha.
“I also saw the face of a leader that would like more from the European Union, from leaders,” Metsola said.
She added, “That is why I went there, in order to talk face to face with him, to see how myself as leader of the European Parliament, but also all of us as a European Union, can continue to help.”
Zelenskiy’s response, in Metsola’s words, was: “We need more help more urgently. We need more arms. We need more military help, financial help and logistical help.”
“I am one of those generations that did not grow up with war in this continent,” Metsola said, adding, “I would never have dreamt of a war in Europe. But we are living a war and our decisions these few days will be testament to our courage to make sure our children will not live through war again.”
Because of these conditions, Metsola concluded, “We need to have all the arsenal, if I can use that word, whether it’s political, economical or military, in order to have tools in our hands to fight it.”
Photo: The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola during her visit to Kiev. Courtesy of the Office of the President of the Ukraine
