Putin aide fumes over European leaders’ Kyiv visit; Calls them ‘fans of frogs’

• The visit by European leaders to Kyiv has left Russian President Vladimir Putin's aide fuming. In a scathing attack, the current vice-chairman of Vladimir Putin's Security Council - Dmitry A. Medvedev, referred to the French, German and Italian leaders as 'European fans of frogs, liverwurst and spaghetti.' He tweeted, "Promised EU membership and old howitzers to Ukraine, lushed up on gorilka and went home by train, like 100 years ago. All is well. Yet, it won't bring Ukraine closer to peace. The clock's ticking." French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian premier Mario Draghi visited Kyiv for the first time after the conflict began this February. It was a massive show of support to Ukraine as the leaders met with President Volodymyr Zelensky.