Germany’s Scholz to travel to Kyiv with Macron and Draghi before G7, Bild am Sonntag reports

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz seems on throughout a joint information convention with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov (not pictured) after their assembly in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 11, 2022. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva

FRANKFURT, June 11 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will journey to Kyiv along with his counterparts from France and Italy earlier than the Group of Seven summit on the finish of June, the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported on Saturday.

It cited French and Ukrainian authorities sources.

A German authorities spokesperson informed Reuters: “We aren’t in a position to verify this.” Requested by Reuters, the Elysee palace declined to substantiate the data. The Italian authorities didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.

Not one of the three leaders has been to Kyiv since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February.

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Reporting by Andreas Rinke, Michel Rose, Mathieu Rosemain, Angelo Amante, and Tom Sims; Enhancing by Angus MacSwan and Jonathan Oatis

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