After initial stages in London and Paris where he denied any discussion of any ceasefire, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Thursday evening in Rome with the head of the Italian government Giorgia Meloni.
He will continue a European tour aimed at garnering more support against the Russian invasion.
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War in Ukraine: after two and a half years of war, incursion into Russian territory
After initial stops in London and Paris where he denied any discussion of any ceasefire, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Thursday evening in Rome with the head of the Italian government Giorgia Meloni, continuing a European tour aimed at to garner more support for the Russian invasion.
Before Rome, where he should also meet at the Vatican with Pope Francis, Zelensky, received in Paris by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, assured the press that a ceasefire “is not a subject of our discussions. He attributed speculation on this subject to Russian “disinformation”.
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Discussions on joint arms production with France were discussed, Volodymyr Zelensky then said on Telegram, welcoming the organization by Paris of a conference on nuclear safety and security on October 17.
Emmanuel Macron, for his part, assured that France’s aid continued “in accordance with its commitments”, and underlined “the progress in the training and equipment of a brigade. “It is also a model very unique cooperation”, he argued. Volodymyr Zelensky must still return to Berlin on Friday, less than a month before the American presidential election, the uncertain outcome of which raises fears in kyiv for the sustainability of American support .
