Now it’s definitely: The Ukrainian President Selensky is not coming to Switzerland. The other top-class names are also missing from the list of participants at the Ukraine conference – with the exception of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to speak from Kyiv during next week’s reconstruction conference.
There has long been speculation as to whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy would decide at short notice to attend the Ukraine conference in Lugano. However, it doesn’t look like that. Zelensky will not travel to Switzerland, Artem Ribchenko, Ambassador of Ukraine in Bern, said on Thursday at a media briefing by the Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). Due to legal requirements, he had to stay in Ukraine as long as the fighting continued. Meanwhile, Zelenski will address the participants of the conference with a video message.