“The next step is to visit Greece. We have already arrived,” the Ukrainian president wrote in a message on his account on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
This visit, which is Zelensky’s first to Greece, follows his travels last weekend to Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark.
These last two countries promised Kiev to donate dozens of F-16 fighter jets, the American combat aircraft that Ukraine has insistently demanded to repel Russian aggression that began last February 24.
Mitsotakis and Zelensky held a private meeting at the Palace of Maximus, the seat of the prime minister’s office, after which the Ukrainian head of state spoke with Sakylaropoulou.
The arrival of the Ukrainian president was announced only when he was already in Athens for security reasons.
Zelensky announced that he would hold talks with the Greek prime minister to find common formulas that would allow “the protection of life and liberty” in Europe.
After the bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister and Head of State, the Ukrainian President will attend a dinner with the Balkan leaders, which will also be attended by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council. Charles Michel.
The Ukrainian President announced that he will also hold bilateral meetings with some of the leaders participating in the meeting.
Among the participants are the presidents and prime ministers of Serbia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Croatia.
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