<span style="color: #222222;">French President Emmanuel Macron has said, Europe needed to send a strong signal to Ukraine as he sought to assuage concerns in Kyiv and among some European allies over his previous stance towards Moscow. <br />''<br />''He delivered a statement during his visit to NATO forces at the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, near the city of Constanta, Romania today. <br />''<br />''Mr Macron reached Romania on Tuesday for a three-day trip to Ukraine's eastern neighbours including Moldova.<br />''<br />'' He is expected to visit Kyiv on Thursday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis. <br />''<br />''The visit would come a day before the European Commission makes a recommendation on Ukraine's status as an EU candidate.</span><br />