Zelenski arrives by surprise in Moldova for the summit of the European Political Community

Ukrainian President, Volodimir Zelenskyhas arrived andThis Thursday morning to Bulboaca (moldova), where he will meet with some fifty leaders from the European continent during the second summit of the European Political Community (EPC). Zelensky was, in fact, the first leader to arrive at the meeting, without commenting.

The President of Ukraine has stated that he will hold numerous bilateral meetings during the summit. He said that he was working on the support a coalition of powers to provide fighter jets to help Ukraine repel the Russian forces that invaded in February 2022, and that it would also discuss its peace plan, as well as kyiv’s aspirations to join the NATO military alliance Yet the European Union.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu received her Ukrainian counterpart and spoke to the media at the gates of the Mimi’s Castle. Zelensky assured that Ukraine is ready to be in the NATO military alliance and that kyiv is waiting for the bloc is ready to admit your country.

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At the same time that Zelensky was speaking to the journalists, the Foreign ministers of NATO member statesmeeting in Oslo (Norway), discuss this issue, and the German minister, annalena baerbockhas lowered expectations in this regard

“NATO’s open door policy remains in force, but at the same time it is clear that we can’t talk about accepting new members (who are) in the middle of a war,” Baerbock said.

End of the war

On the other hand, Volodimir Zelensky did not want to give false hope about an upcoming resolution to the conflict with Russia. In this sense, he affirmed that the war will end only when the Ukrainians win or when Russia leaves the occupied territories.

“Until our victory. When we win this war will end. Or Russia can stop it first. They can leave our territory. That I think is the answer,” Zelensky responded to the question of when the war will end.

“The security guarantees They are not only very important for Ukraine, but also for our neighbors, because of the Russian aggression in Ukraine and a potential aggression (by Russia) in other parts of Europe,” Zelensky emphasized in a clear message to NATO.

The Ukrainian head of state also responded directly to the statements made the day before by the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenbergwho defended in Oslo that Ukraine be given guarantees for its security once the war is over, so that “history will not repeat itself“. “I think Stoltenberg supports us. We need all the unity of the allies and we are working on it,” Zelensky said.

Zelenski had advanced in his Telegram account that he will hold “many bilateral meetings” at the European summit, and stressed that work is being done on the fighter coalition. Ukraine also offers a “patriot coalition” of anti-aircraft missiles, he noted.

Thanks to Moldova

He explained that it was not easy to travel to Moldova, but he wanted to convey everyone’s message the Ukrainians that “we really support” the neighboring country and its people, since both nations are united by historical ties and “we always walk shoulder to shoulder.

The Ukrainian president wanted to thank the Moldovans for hosting so many Ukrainian refugees since the first day of the war that Russia started on February 24, 2022.”we will never forget“, he emphasized. At his side, Sandu thanked Zelensky for coming to Moldova to participate in the summit.

“It is extremely important to us. We reaffirm our support for Ukraine“, he stressed, while indicating that “Ukraine keeps Moldova safe today and we are grateful for that.”

“Moldova supports the integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine at its international borders,” added the Moldovan president.