Zelenskyy on surprise Baltics tour to rally support against Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine president’s first cease is Lithuania. He will even go to ‘dependable mates’ Latvia and Estonia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Lithuania as he begins a beforehand unannounced tour of three Baltic states to debate his nation’s struggle in opposition to Russia and Kyiv’s plans to hitch NATO and the European Union.

Asserting his arrival on X on Wednesday, Zelenskyy mentioned he would go on to Latvia and Estonia within the coming days.

“Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are our dependable mates and principled companions. At this time, I arrived in Vilnius earlier than going to Tallinn and Riga,” Zelenskyy posted.

“Safety, EU and NATO integration, cooperation on digital warfare and drones, and additional coordination of European assist are all on the agenda.”

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are our dependable mates and principled companions.
 
At this time, I arrived in Vilnius earlier than going to Tallinn and Riga.
 
I’ll maintain talks with the President, Prime Minister, Speaker of the Seimas, in addition to meet with politicians, the media, and the…

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 10, 2024

Zelenskyy and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda are attributable to maintain talks and a joint information convention was scheduled for in a while Wednesday.

“The presidents will talk about the struggle in Ukraine, assist for Ukraine and its integration within the European Union and NATO,” Nauseda’s workplace mentioned in a press release.

The Ukrainian chief will even give a public speech, Nauseda’s workplace mentioned.

The small international locations on the Baltic Sea are amongst Ukraine’s staunchest political, monetary and navy supporters. Zelenskyy’s go to comes forward of the second anniversary of Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

With the prospects of a protracted struggle rising, Ukraine has been interesting to its Western allies for extra monetary and navy help.

Ukraine has come beneath intense Russian shelling in current weeks and retaliated with strikes on Russia’s border metropolis of Belgorod.

An EU support package deal value 50 billion euros ($55bn) has been in limbo following a veto by Hungary, whereas the US Congress stays divided on sending further support to Kyiv.