Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits France again to meet Macron – Xinhua English.news.cn

China News Agency, Paris, May 14th. On the evening of May 14th local time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited France again and met with French President Macron.

Zelensky arrived at an air force base outside Paris on a French government plane at 8:30 that night. French Prime Minister Borne, Foreign Minister Colonna and others were there to welcome Zelensky’s arrival. Zelenskiy later in the day confirmed via social media that he had arrived in Paris and would discuss with Macron “the most important issues” in bilateral relations between Ukraine and France.

Macron welcomed Zelensky at the Elysee Palace in Paris. He then also welcomed Zelensky’s visit through social media. Zelensky’s visit to France was not announced in advance and was only revealed by the media a few hours before his arrival in France.

This is Zelensky’s second visit to France this year. His last visit to France was in February this year. At that time, he and Macron discussed the situation related to the Ukrainian crisis in Paris. German Chancellor Scholz also made a special trip to France to attend the meeting between Zelensky and Macron.

French officials said on the 14th that Macron and Zelensky held talks and had dinner that night. Macron will take the opportunity to reiterate French and European support for Ukraine, and will discuss Ukraine’s humanitarian and military needs, as well as Europe’s long-term vision for restoring peace.

Zelensky visited Italy and Germany earlier, and held talks with Italian Prime Minister Meloni, German Chancellor Scholz and other dignitaries. The outside world is concerned about whether Zelensky’s visit to many European countries can win more military aid for Ukraine.