Zelensky is in Sweden to talk to the government and the royal family

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced his arrival in Sweden this Saturday morning to hold “talks” with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, the royal family and representatives of the political parties.

“Olena and I have arrived in Sweden,” the Ukrainian leader said on Twitter, referring to himself and his wife. The Ukrainian president wrote that he would meet with the head of government and the royal family and that talks would cover “partnerships, defense cooperation, European Union integration and common Euro-Atlantic security”.

This visit takes place almost a year and a half after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and at a time when Sweden, like neighboring Finland, is about to join NATO.

Shortly after the outbreak of hostilities in February 2022, Sweden abandoned its doctrine of not supplying arms to countries at war and supplied Kiev with thousands of anti-tank weapons.

In July, Turkey ended its opposition to Sweden’s membership of the Atlantic Alliance, giving the green light to Stockholm’s membership aspirations.

Moscow, for its part, believed that Sweden’s entry into NATO would have “negative consequences” for Russian security and planned to take “planned and expected” measures.

The president confirms that several people were killed and injured in the Russian attack on Chernigov

Russia bombed the center of Chernihiv, in northern Ukraine, leaving several dead and injured, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed this Saturday after local authorities pointed to a ballistic missile attack.

“A Russian missile hit the center of the city in our Chernihiv,” the Ukrainian head of state wrote in the Telegram application, continuing: “A square, the polytechnic, a theater. A normal Saturday that turned Russia into a day of pain and loss. There are dead, there are wounded”.

Information about the attack was brought forward this Saturday morning by the governor of the Chernihiv region, Vyacheslav Chaus, in the same filing, pointing to the existence of a ballistic missile and calling on people to stay sheltered.