Zelenskyy planning possible Finland visit at end of July - Media
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (photo: Getty Images)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may attend the Helsinki+50 conference, which will take place in Finland on July 31, according to Ilta-Sanomat.
The event will be dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act. According to the conference program, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and President Alexander Stubb are scheduled to speak.
Following them, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also listed in the program. However, his name is marked with a to-be-confirmed note, indicating that his participation has not yet been officially confirmed.
"We received a preliminary green light from Zelenskyy's team, which allowed us to include his name in the program," said Jouni Laaksonen, head of the Finnish OSCE Chairmanship Secretariat.
He also noted that an invitation to the event was sent to the Russian side.
Zelenskyy's previous visit to Finland
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Finland on March 18, where he met with President Alexander Stubb and several Finnish officials.
During the visit, the Ukrainian leader discussed investments in weapons production and Ukraine’s European integration.
He also toured Helsinki’s largest bomb shelter, which can accommodate up to 6,000 people.
Notably, in April of last year, Zelenskyy and Stubb signed a bilateral security agreement aimed at providing long-term support and deepening cooperation between the two countries.
