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Zelenskiy To Address NATO Summit This Week, Says Report


Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address this week's summit of NATO leaders in Brussels, according to a report by Interfax Ukraine.

The news agency quoted Zelenskiy's press secretary, Serhiy Nykyforov, as saying Ukraine will "take an active part" in the summit, which is being held on March 24.

"At a minimum, this will be an address by the president, and at a maximum, full participation, of course, in video format," Nykyforov said on March 22.

"The format of participation will be known in the coming days," he added.

Nykyforov said Zelenskiy will talk about the need to stop Russia's war crimes against Ukrainian civilians and nonmilitary infrastructure.

"This can be done in several ways -- close the sky, provide Ukraine with powerful air defense and aviation...They will not talk about new security formats [for Ukraine]," he added.

Zelenskiy has spoken via video link with the national legislatures of several countries in recent days, including the United States, Canada, Germany, Israel, and Italy.

He is slated to speak to the French National Assembly on March 23.

Based on reporting by Interfax Ukraine

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