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Zelenskyy to visit Council of Europe in Strasbourg in coming days: Trip details revealed

Zelenskyy to visit Council of Europe in Strasbourg in coming days: Trip details revealed Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the Council of Europe in Strasbourg for the first time on June 25. During the visit, he will address the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, according to the Council of Europe's press service.

In particular, at the invitation of the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Theodoros Rousopoulos, Zelenskyy will address the Assembly during its summer session and will answer questions from its members.

Zelenskyy to attend NATO Summit

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also expected to visit The Hague this week, where the NATO Summit will begin on Tuesday, June 24. According to media reports, Zelenskyy is not scheduled to take part in the official meeting of NATO member state leaders. However, he is likely to participate in an event on armaments held on the sidelines of the summit.

According to Brussels-based journalist Rikard Jozwiak, after the NATO Summit, Zelenskyy may meet with European leaders and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

At the same time, Politico reported that a Ukraine-NATO Council meeting on the sidelines of the summit in The Hague will not take place.