Ukraine's place is in the EU, says German foreign minister in Kyiv

FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock attends a press conference, after ministerial meeting on the Middle East peace process at the federal foreign ministry in Berlin, Germany May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stressed that Ukraine's place is in the European Union during a visit to the embattled country's capital, Kyiv, on Monday morning.

Ukraine can "rely on us and on our understanding of EU enlargement as a necessary geopolitical consequence of Russia's war," said Baerbock upon arrival, according to a statement.