Zelenskyy meets King of Sweden
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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska at the Stenhammar Palace in the southeast of Sweden on 19 August.
Source: European Pravda, citing the Swedish Royal Court
Details: The Swedish Royal Court has not shared any details about President Zelenskyy and First Lady Zelenska’s meeting with the Swedish royal couple.
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TT News Agency, Sweden’s national wire service, reported that the meeting lasted for about an hour; Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska then said goodbye to King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia in the palace’s courtyard.
Background:
- On the morning of Saturday, 19 August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy started a working visit to Sweden together with First Lady Olena Zelenska.
- He met Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, announcing that Ukraine and Sweden agreed to jointly produce and service Swedish-designed CV-90 infantry fighting vehicles and discussed the possibility of Sweden supplying Ukraine with Gripen fighter jets.
- Zelenskyy is also expected to meet with Speaker of Sweden’s Parliament Andreas Norlén and heads of parliamentary parties.
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