Zelenskyy arrives to Portugal on official visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Portugal on the afternoon of 28 May and is expected to hold meetings with the country's leaders. Source: RTP, a Portuguese public broadcasting service, as reported by European Pravda Details: Zelenskyy's plane landed at Figo Maduro airbase in Lisbon at around 14:45 local time and was greeted by Portugal's top military and political leadership.
Advertisement:The day before, Portuguese officials announced that Zelenskyy will hold a working meeting with Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and will also meet with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
RTP reported that it is expected that Ukraine and Portugal will sign a bilateral security agreement during Zelenskyy's visit.
Background:
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was set to visit Portugal the week before last, but the visit was postponed because of Russia's offensive in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast.
- On 27 May, Zelenskyy visited Spain, where he and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez signed a bilateral security agreement between their countries.
- Earlier on 28 May, Zelenskyy visited Belgium, where he signed a security cooperation agreement between Belgium and Ukraine.
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