U.S. President Joe Biden will greet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Wednesday, December 21, at 21.00 Kyiv time.
The relevant information was published in the public agenda of the President of the United States.
At 21.30 Kyiv time, President Biden will host a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky. At 23.30, Biden and Zelensky are expected to hold a joint press conference.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone call on Wednesday urged UN Secretary-General António Guterres to send UN experts to Ukrainian energy facilities.
“Thanked António Guterres for attending the conference on supporting Ukraine in Paris. Discussed our peace formula and Global Peace Formula Summit. Called for sending UN experts to Ukrainian energy facilities as soon as possible. We will develop the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the #GrainFromUkraine programme,” he wrote in his Telegram channel.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky at a meeting in Kiev with Slovak Foreign Minister Rostislav Kacher thanked him, the Slovak government and the president for receiving and supporting more than 100,000 Ukrainian displaced persons and helping Ukraine obtain EU candidate state status.
“We are grateful to you for supporting our temporarily displaced people, of whom you now have over 100,000. We are grateful to you also in terms of diplomacy for supporting us without hesitation on our way to the EU – in terms of granting Ukraine the status of an EU candidate state,” Zelensky said.
He also thanked Slovakia for supporting Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.
“I thank Slovak President Zuzana Chaputova and extend to her warm greetings, the Prime Minister and the entire Cabinet of Ministers who have been and are by our side,” the president added.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the next few days.
The Turkish President said this while speaking to the participants of TRT World Forum in Istanbul, Anadolu Agency reported.
According to Erdogan, talks with Putin are scheduled for Sunday, December 11. The main topic will be the operation of the grain corridor. A conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski is also scheduled, Erdoğan said.
He also stressed that Ankara’s diplomatic efforts are aimed at achieving peace in the Black Sea region.
“Despite the fact that the Istanbul dialogue process between Russia and Ukraine, has been interrupted, this platform is still the most ideal for long-term peace,” Erdogan is confident.
The Financial Times British newspaper has recognized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “Man of the Year”.
“The president of Ukraine has become the flagship of the democratic world in the global fight against authoritarianism, which could determine the course of this century.
He is the embodiment of the courage and resilience of the entire Ukrainian people in confronting Russian aggression. Zelensky deserves a place in history by his display of leadership and strength of spirit,” the paper says.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky held meetings with the foreign ministers of Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Finland and Sweden, who arrived on a visit to Kiev.
“Met with the foreign ministers of Estonia – Urmas Reinsalu, Iceland – Tordis Kolbrun Gylfadottir, Latvia – Edgars Rinkevics, Lithuania – Gabrielius Landsbergis, Norway – Anniken Uitfeldt, Finland – Pekka Haavisto and Sweden – Tobias Billström,” Zelensky wrote in Telegram Monday.
“This visit is an important signal of strong support and solidarity of partner countries with Ukraine, especially in times of serious challenges. I thank the Baltic and Nordic countries for their invariably active and effective assistance to Ukraine in defending its territorial integrity and independence,” the Ukrainian head of state added.
