# Metsola becomes the first EU-institution president to visit Kyiv in the full-scale war

Date: 2022

On 1 April 2022 [Metsola](/people/gov-roberta-metsola) visited Kyiv, the first president of an EU institution to do so after Russia’s full-scale invasion. A visit is a completed diplomatic act, not a weapons delivery.

## People

- Roberta Metsola: https://factrail.ai/people/roberta-metsola

## Drivers

- Democratic Resilience: https://factrail.ai/drivers/democratic-resilience

## Sources

- https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-president-roberta-metsola-to-visit-kyiv/
- https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220331IPR26412/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-metsola-kyiv-2022