Zelensky will deliver address to Swiss parliament
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will address the parliament of neutral Switzerland, although the date of his speech is not yet known.
The Swiss Parliament announced that.
As reported, on May 3, the Embassy of Ukraine in Switzerland submitted an official request to the Federal Assembly regarding Zelensky's appeal.
After undergoing review by two chambers of the Swiss parliament, approval was granted for Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky to address parliamentarians in a video format. It is anticipated that his speech will focus on the war in Ukraine.
The date of the address of the President of Ukraine has yet to be officially determined. However, it is known that this will happen during the summer session of the Swiss parliament.
It is worth noting that Volodymyr Zelensky will be the first president to address the Swiss parliament online.
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It should be noted that the President of Switzerland rejected the possibility of re-exporting weapons to Ukraine, stressing the country's neutrality.
As previously reported, Switzerland will allocate 1.7 billion dollars to Ukraine by 2028.