After his visit to Berlin, head to the France. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected this Sunday on French territory, Le Figaro has learned. It should land around 18 p.m. at the Vélizy Villacoublay air base. He will be welcomed by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.
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Still according to our sources, the Ukrainian president should be received by the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron Monday morning at the Palace of Versailles, we learned from a close source. However, he is not expected to participate in the "Choose France" summit attended by Emmanuel Macron.
A trip in full preparations for an offensive
This surprise visit by the Ukrainian president comes after those organized in Rome, the Vatican and Berlin this weekend. On Saturday, Volodymyr Zelensky was able to have an audience with Pope Francis after meetings with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
On Sunday, he was received by Olaf Scholz in the early morning. He called on the German chancellor to support the efforts of several of Kiev's allies to deliver fighter jets to repel the Russian invasion and assured that Ukraine "does not attack Russian territory". "We have neither the time nor the strength to do it and we no longer have the weapons to do it. We are preparing a counter-offensive to liberate the illegitimately conquered territories," he said.
The move comes amid preparations for a spring offensive by the Ukrainian army, as both Kiev and Moscow claim successes in and around Bakhmut, in the eastern Donbass region.