Nausėda arrives in Kyiv, will meet with Zelensky

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda and First Lady Diana Nausėdienė arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday morning. The head of state will meet with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and attend the Summit of the Crimea Platform.

The presidents will discuss Lithuania’s military, economic and diplomatic assistance to Ukraine and prospects of Kyiv’s talks on membership in the European Union.

Nausėda will also meet with Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk and open the Lithuania-Ukraine defence business forum.

In Kyiv, First Lady Nausėdienė will participate in the Fourth Summit of the First Ladies and Gentlemen organised by Olena Zelenska. The topic of this year’s event is child security.

Nausėdienė will also visit the specialised Kyiv children’s hospital Okhmatdyt, which was badly damaged in a mass Russian missile attack on 8 July. The first lady will also visit the Child Rights Protection Centre.

Previously Nausėda visited Ukraine in August 2023.