Zelenskyy and First Lady arrive in Dublin, welcomed by Irish PM – video
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska arrived in Dublin on the night of 1-2 December, where they were met by Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin.
Source: AirNav; Interfax-Ukraine; Martin on X (Twitter)
Details: According to data from the real-time flight tracking resource AirNav, the presidential aircraft Airbus A319 UR-ABA belonging to state-owned airline Ukraine Air Enterprise landed at Dublin airport at 22:47 local time (00:47 Kyiv time).
Updated: Later, Martin posted on social media that he had welcomed the Zelenskyys and expressed steadfast support for the people of Ukraine, who "defend their freedom and democracy".
Martin also posted a video of the meeting at Dublin airport.
Background:
- It was previously reported that Zelenskyy would arrive in Ireland on 2 December for his first official visit to the country, accompanied by First Lady Olena Zelenska.
- On Tuesday in Ireland, Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council and head of the Ukrainian delegation, is expected to provide Zelenskyy with a detailed report on the talks with the American delegation in Florida.
- Umierov said earlier that the Ukrainian delegation is preparing a full report which will be delivered to Zelenskyy in person during an upcoming meeting in Europe.
- Zelenskyy named the three most hotly-debated issues in the discussions on the "peace plan" for Ukraine.
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