Volodymyr Zelensky on a trip to Italy

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Volodymyr Zelensky was traveling to Italy on Saturday May 13 before going to Germany. The Ukrainian president is asking for new military and financial support.

The meeting between Pope Francis and Volodymyr Zelensky began with a warm handshake this Saturday, May 13 in Rome (Italy). A symbolic meeting that lasted an hour between the two men. “I met Pope Francis. I am grateful to him for his personal attention to the tragedy of millions of Ukrainians”tweeted the Ukrainian president after this interview.

“The future of Ukraine can only be European”

Arrived in the morning, Volodymyr Zelensky was welcomed by the head of Italian diplomacy. He then went to the Quirinal Palace to meet with his counterpart Sergio Mattarella. The Ukrainian President then gave a press conference with Prime Minister Giorga Meloni who recalled that “the future of Ukraine can only be European”. Direction now Germany for Volodymyr Zelensky to meet the German Chancellor there.


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