After his visit to France, Zelensky plans to go to Italy for the G7 summit. The purpose of the trips is to encourage partners to provide more military support for Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky plans to attend events in June in honor of the landing of allied troops in Normandy in France, and then a G7 meeting in Italy, where he will ask partners to provide more assistance to Ukrainian Armed Forces and seize Russian property. Politico reports this in connection with two interlocutors familiar with Zelensky’s plans.
Both interlocutors of the publication emphasized that the schedule of the Ukrainian president can always change. But if all goes according to plan, Zelensky will use the trip to call for more military support from the West and ask NATO to shoot down Russian missiles, just as the US and UK did when Iran attacked Israel .
According to the publication, Zelensky’s plans are especially notable because he recently canceled trips abroad as Russia launched a large-scale offensive in the Kharkiv region.
“Ukraine desperately needs continued support and attention from the international community, and this trip will give him time to engage with world leaders, including President Joe Biden, to promote his country’s interests ,” the post said.
After his visit to France, Zelensky plans to go to Italy for the G7 summit.
Politico recalls that for months, members of the group discussed the possibility of using hundreds of billions in seized Russian assets to bolster Ukraine’s defense and economic capabilities, citing the legal complications and fears that Moscow might do the same to Western countries. The US and UK strongly support the idea, while some members of Europe, particularly Germany, are more skeptical.
“The issue rocked the recent meeting of G7 finance ministers, where the head of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, strongly opposed the complete seizure of Russian assets to provide loans to Ukraine. Zelensky is likely to take the opportunity to meet with heads of state and government to try to convince doubters.” the publication said.
It was previously reported that France is preparing new military aid for Ukraine, in particular, missiles for the SAMP/T air defense system.
We remind you that in Italy they accused US President Macron of “increasing tension” in the war in Ukraine.
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Source: korrespondent
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