Zelensky postpones foreign visits as Ukraine faces new Russian offensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office has said that he has postponed all his upcoming foreign visits amid a new Russian offensive.
Mr Zelensky cancelled all foreign visits “that were planned for the coming days”, his office said on Wednesday on Telegram.
The head of state instructed his team to reschedule the visits.
“We are grateful to our partners for understanding,” the announcement said.
Mr Zelensky had been expected to visit Spain, and perhaps Portugal, later this week.
Russian troops are pressing a fresh offensive in north-east Ukraine’s Kharkiv region.
It began last week, marking the most significant border incursion since the full-scale invasion began and forcing almost 8,000 local people to flee their homes.
Together with Moscow’s weeks-long effort to build on its recent gains in the eastern Donetsk region, the more than two-year war has entered a critical stage for Ukraine’s depleted army.
Mr Zelensky cancelled all foreign visits “that were planned for the coming days”, his office said on Wednesday on Telegram.
The head of state instructed his team to reschedule the visits.
“We are grateful to our partners for understanding,” the announcement said.
Mr Zelensky had been expected to visit Spain, and perhaps Portugal, later this week.
Russian troops are pressing a fresh offensive in north-east Ukraine’s Kharkiv region.
It began last week, marking the most significant border incursion since the full-scale invasion began and forcing almost 8,000 local people to flee their homes.
Together with Moscow’s weeks-long effort to build on its recent gains in the eastern Donetsk region, the more than two-year war has entered a critical stage for Ukraine’s depleted army.
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