EU still does not know whether Zelenskyy will attend leaders' summit in Cyprus on 23-24 April

EU officials do not yet know whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend in person the informal meeting of the European Council, which will take place in Cyprus on 23 and 24 April.

Source: a senior EU official familiar with the matter, speaking anonymously to European Pravda

Details: The official said the European Union has not yet received confirmation of whether Zelenskyy will attend the EU leaders' summit in Cyprus.

Quote: "As for President Zelenskyy's presence, whether in person or online, we are still in contact to determine what is possible and what is not."

More details: The official confirmed that on 23 April, at the start of the informal dinner of EU leaders, they will hear an update from Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the situation in Ukraine.

However, the format of the Ukrainian president's participation remains unclear.

The main topic of the dinner, the official said, will concern the war in the Middle East involving Iran and the energy crisis it has caused.

Background:

• It was reported earlier that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will discuss the situation in the war with Russia with EU leaders during the dinner held as part of the informal meeting of the European Council in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 23 April.
• Meanwhile, the European Commission expects Zelenskyy to announce in the near future the resumption of Russian oil supplies to Europe via the Druzhba pipeline.
• Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said ahead of a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council that she expects positive decisions on a €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine on 22 April.
• EU ambassadors are expected to give final approval to the €90 billion package for Ukraine at a meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) on 22 April.

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