Zelenskyy meets with Italian Prime Minister Meloni

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's contacts in Europe regarding the peace plan prepared by the US to end the war with Russiaarecontinuing.

Yesterday, having met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the UK, Zelenskyyarrivedin Italy as part of an official visit. Within the scope of his contacts, Zelenskyy met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.meeting.

In a statement regarding the meeting,Zelenskyy said,"An excellent and very productive meeting.We held a meeting. We appreciate Italy's active role ingenerating practical ideas and determining stepsto achieve peace. I informed her about the work of ournegotiating team and we are coordinating ourdiplomatic efforts. We attachgreat importance to the continuation of Italy's support,he said.

"WE WILL BE READY TO SUBMIT IT TO THE US"

In his statement regarding the peace plan, Zelenskyy also stated that the final version of the peace plan, prepared with European partners, will soon be presented to the US.announced.Zelenskyy stated, "To end the war,allpotential steps that can be takenare beingworked on very actively in terms of all their components." are working.Ukraine and European components are now more advanced, and we are ready to present them to our partners in the US. Together with the US side, we hope to takepossiblesteps as quickly as possible," he said.

Stating that they are inconstant contact with the US,Zelenskyy added, "Ourpartners in the negotiation teamsAs our side rightly points out, everything depends on whether Russia is ready to stop the bloodshedand prevent the warfrom reigniting. We are ready to take effectivesteps. We will soon be ready to send the improved plan to the USfor review," he said.