Zelensky will go to France and will ask Nato to beat Russian missiles - Politico

According to journalists, the Ukrainian president will be present on the anniversary of the ally in Normandy, which will be gathered by the world leaders, in particular, and US President Joe Biden. In addition, the festivities will be a representative of Russia.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky plans to attend events in France on June 6, which are dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the landing of allied troops in Normandy, and will be present at a meeting of the Great Seven countries (G7) in Italy. Politico writes about it. The head of state intends to use this trip to call the event for greater military support, as well as ask NATO to knock Russian missiles as the United States and the United Kingdom did when Iran attacked Israel.

"Ukraine desperately needs constant support and attention of the world community, and this trip would give it (Zelensky, ed. ) It's time to communicate with world leaders, including President Joe Biden to defend the interests of its country," the article reads. In addition, according to sources of the publication, Zelensky will also require the US and European countries to confiscate Russian assets to help finance defense and further reconstruction of Ukraine.

Politico notes that the presence of the Ukrainian president in France will have a huge symbolic resonance. World leaders will gather on the Normandy coast, where nearly 133,000 soldiers from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Union countries have landed on a European continent 80 years ago to defeat Nazi Germany. According to journalists, at the American cemetery Zelensky will be near Biden, Western leaders and Russian representative.

After Normandy, Zelensky plans to go to Italy for the G7 Summit. For several months, representatives of the Great Seven have discussed the expediency of using hundreds of billions of arrested Russian assets to strengthen the defense and economy of Ukraine, referring to legal difficulties and fears that Moscow can do the same with Western countries. Washington and London strongly supported this idea, while some European members, including Germany, are more skeptical for confiscation.

The President of Ukraine is likely to take the opportunity to meet the heads of states and governments to try to convince those who doubt. "If the world has $ 300 billion - why not use them?" - resembles the Politico words of Zelensky, which he said in January. We will remind, on May 15 it became known that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy canceled his visits to Spain and Portugal in connection with the onset of the Russian army in Kharkiv region.