EU's Michel, in Kyiv, says Ukraine continues to get closer to EU

European Council President Charles Michel looks on during a plenary session at the EU Parliament in Brussels, Belgium November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman

KYIV (Reuters) - European Council President Charles Michel said during a trip to wartime Kyiv on Tuesday that Ukraine continued to get closer to the European Union and described Kyiv's progress as remarkable.

He made the comment at a joint news conference in the Ukrainian capital alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Moldovan President Maia Sandu.

(Reporting by Olena Harmash; writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by Andrew Heavens)