Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with German Bundestag President Berbel Bass, who arrived in Kyiv on an official visit.
Before that, Bas had a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmihal.
The video of the meeting between Zelensky and Bass was published by the press service of the President’s Office.
The Ukrainian President thanked the President of the Bundestag for her visit at a difficult time for the country. The head of state thanked Bas for the important decisions for Ukraine voted in the Bundestag and expressed hope for Germany’s support regarding Ukraine’s future membership in the EU.
“I am glad to welcome your team in Kiev. I want to say, in peaceful Kiev, because Ukraine and Kiev have always been very peaceful, warm. In principle, like the May weather. But, unfortunately, we are in the active phase of the war, and therefore it is nice, that it was on such difficult days that you came to support Ukraine, on special days – the days of the war on our land. I want both you and the Bundestag to support the future resolution on Ukraine’s membership in the European Union,” Zelensky addressed the President of the German Bundestag.
For her part, Berbel Bass thanked Volodymyr Zelensky for the meeting. She noted that it is very important for her to be in Ukraine on May 8 and have the opportunity to honor the memory of the victims of World War II.
Recall that the head of the government of Ukraine, Denis Shmigal , met with Berbel Bass, who arrived in the capital on May 8. The officials discussed strategically important areas of cooperation: weapons, sanctions, finances and the European perspective.
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