Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will go to Saudi Arabia on the eve of the upcoming peace summit.


According to DPA, the Ukrainian head of state intends to seek support before the extremely important international forum to be held in Switzerland.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Saudi Arabia on Saturday to drum up support for a planned peace summit in Switzerland next month, a diplomatic source at the Ukrainian embassy in Riyadh said.<a href="https://t.co/BeD2AfpYF8">https://t.co/BeD2AfpYF8</a></p>&mdash; dpa news agency (@dpa_intl) <a href="https://twitter.com/dpa_intl/status/1796152850751385987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

As a reminder, in September, Switzerland will become a center of world diplomacy, hosting a peace summit dedicated to finding a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine.


Invitations to the summit have been sent to more than 150 countries, with the exception of Russia. Among the confirmed participants is Côte d'Ivoire, which will join the event for the first time at the initiative of Ukraine.