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Since assuming office in May 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made several international trips in his capacity as the president of Ukraine.
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Since assuming office in May 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made several international trips in his capacity as the president of Ukraine.
Zelenskyy has made international trips to 36 countries. The number of visits per country where Zelensky traveled are:
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes | Image |
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 Belgium | Brussels | 4–5 June | Working visit. Met with EU and NATO officials. [1] [2] [3] [4] |  |
 France | Paris | 17 June | State visit [5] [6] |  |
 Germany | Berlin | 18 June | State visit [7] |  |
 Canada | Toronto | 1–3 July | Attended the 3rd Ukraine Reform Conference. [8] [9] [10] |  |
 Turkey | Ankara, Istanbul | 7–8 August | State visit [11] |  |
 Poland | Warsaw | 1 September | State visit and 80th anniversary of the September campaign [12] [13] |  |
 United States | New York City | 24–25 September | Attended the 74th session of the UN General Assembly. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] |  |
 Latvia | Riga | 16 October | State visit [20] |  |
 Japan | Tokyo | 21–24 October | State visit. [21] Attended the 2019 enthronement of Emperor Naruhito. Met with President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro to discuss increasing trade. [22] |  |
 Estonia | Tallinn | 26 November | State visit [23] |  |
 Lithuania | Vilnius | 27 November | State visit [24] |  |
| France | Paris | 9 December | Normandy Format held a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin, French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Angela Merkel. This was the last meeting President Zelenskyy had with Russian president Vladimir Putin before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |  |
 Azerbaijan | Baku | 16–17 December | State visit [25] |  |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oman | Muscat | 5–6 January | Working visit [26] [27] |  |
 Switzerland | Davos | 22 January | Attended the World Economic Forum. [28] |  |
 Israel | Jerusalem | 23–24 January | World Holocaust Forum [29] |  |
| Poland | Oświęcim | 26–27 January | Working visit [30] |  |
 Italy | Rome | 7 February | State visit [31] |  |
 Vatican City | Vatican City | 8 February | State visit [32] |  |
| Germany | Munich | 14–15 February | Munich Security Conference [33] |  |
 Austria | Vienna | 15–16 September | Official visit to the Republic of Austria. [34] [35] |  |
 Slovakia | Bratislava | 24 September | Official visit to the Slovak Republic. [36] |  |
| Belgium | Brussels | 6 October | Working visit. Participated in the 22nd Ukraine-EU Summit. [37] |  |
 United Kingdom | London | 7–8 October | Official visit [38] |  |
| Turkey | Istanbul | 16 October | Working visit [39] |  |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 14–15 February | Working visit [40] |  |
 Qatar | Doha | 5 April | Official visit [41] |  |
| Turkey | Istanbul | 10 April | Official visit [42] |  |
 France | Paris | 16 April | Working visit [43] |  |
| Poland | Warsaw | 3 May | Working visit. Took part in the celebrations marking the 230th anniversary of the Polish Constitution. [44] [45] |  |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | 6–7 July | Took part in Statehood Day celebrations and the fourth Ukraine Reform Conference. [46] |  |
| Germany | Berlin | 11 July | Working visit. [47] |  |
 Georgia | Batumi | 19–20 July | Working visit. [48] |  |
 Moldova | Chișinău | 27 August | Took part in Independence Day celebrations. |  |
| United States | Washington, D.C. San Francisco Virginia | 31 August - 1 September | Working visit. Visited the Arlington National Cemetery. [49] [50] [51] |  |
| United States | New York City | 23 September | Attended the 76th session of the UN General Assembly. [52] |  |
| United Kingdom | Glasgow | 1–2 November | Attended the COP26 Conference. |  |
| Belgium | Brussels | 15 December | Working visit. Attended the sixth Eastern Partnership summit. [53] |  |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | Wisła | 20 January | Zelenskyy met with Polish president Andrzej Duda at the Wisła Castle. [54] |  |
| Germany | Munich | 19 February | Attended Munich Security Conference and met with US vice president Kamala Harris. |  |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 21-22 December | First international trip since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |  |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes | Image |
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| United Kingdom | London, West Lulworth | 8 February | Third international trip since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskyy met with British prime minister Rishi Sunak, addressed the UK Parliament, and had an audience with King Charles III. Visited Lulworth Camp British Army base where he met with Ukrainian troops training there. Took part in a press conference with Sunak. [55] |  |
| France | Paris | 8–9 February | Unannounced visit to meet with French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Élysée Palace. [56] | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 9 February | Arriving via Brussels Airport on board a French state aircraft, Zelenskyy delivered an address to European Parliament at Espace Léopold. [57] Attended a European Council summit with the 27 leaders of EU countries at the Europa building. [58] |  |
| Poland | Rzeszów | Unannounced visit to meet with Polish president Andrzej Duda. | ||
| Poland | Warsaw, Chełm | 5 April | First announced international visit since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to meet with Polish president Andrzej Duda and prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw. In Chełm, he met the mayors of Lublin, Przemyśl, Rzeszów and Chełm. | |
 Finland | Helsinki | 3 May | Visited Helsinki for a summit with Finnish president Sauli Niinistö as well as the prime ministers of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. [59] [60] | |
 Netherlands | The Hague, Soesterberg | 3–4 May | Arriving via Schiphol Airport, Zelenskyy delivered an address to the States General of the Netherlands in the Hague. Visited the International Criminal Court where he met with its President Piotr Hofmański. Held a speech at the World Forum. Met with Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte and Belgian prime minister Alexander De Croo at the Catshuis and with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands at Huis ten Bosch. Visited a military base in Soesterberg. [61] [62] | |
| Italy | Rome | 13 May | Arriving via Ciampino airport, Zelenskyy was received by foreign minister Antonio Tajani. He then traveled to the Quirinal Palace and met with President Sergio Mattarella. Met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the Chigi Palace. [63] | |
| Vatican City | Vatican City | Traveled by car from Rome, where Zelenskyy met with Pope Francis where the two discussed paths for peace in Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia over a 40-minute long meeting. [64] | ||
| Germany | Berlin, Aachen | 14 May | Arriving via a Luftwaffe jet departing from Rome, Zelenskyy was received by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, then met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Visited Aachen to receive the Charlemagne Prize. Met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. [65] | |
| France | Paris | Arriving via a French government jet departing from Berlin, Zelenskyy met with President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. [65] | ||
| United Kingdom | Ellesborough | 15 May | Zelenskyy met with prime minister Rishi Sunak at Chequers, the country house of British prime ministers. [66] |  |
 Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | 19 May | Arriving via King Abdulaziz International Airport onboard a French government jet, Zelenskyy attended the 2023 Arab League summit and met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. [67] | |
| Japan | Hiroshima | 20 May | Arriving via Hiroshima Airport onboard the same French government aircraft, Zelenskyy attended the 49th G7 summit and met the various leaders of the G7 member countries plus leaders of invited countries. [68] | |
| Moldova | Bulboaca | 1 June | Zelenskyy attended the 2nd European Political Community Summit at the Mimi Castle. He also met with President Maia Sandu. [69] | |
 Bulgaria | Sofia | 6 July | Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov and President Rumen Radev. [70] | |
 Czech Republic | Prague | 6–7 July | Zelenskyy met with Czech president Petr Pavel at the Prague Castle. [71] | |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | 7 July | Zelenskyy met with Slovak president Zuzana Čaputová. [72] | |
| Turkey | Istanbul | 7–8 July | Arriving via Atatürk Airport, Zelenskyy met with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at Vahdettin Pavilion. [73] [74] Attended a memorial service at the St. George's Cathedral and met with Bartholomew I, the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople. [75] Brought five Ukrainian commanders held in Turkey back to Ukraine. [76] | |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | 11–12 July | Arriving via Vilnius Airport onboard a Polish government aircraft, [77] Zelenskyy attended the 2023 Vilnius summit and met with the various leaders of NATO member states. [78] |  |
 Sweden | Harpsund, Stenhammar Palace | 19–20 August | Arriving via Skavsta Airport, Zelenskyy met at Harpsund with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and members of the Swedish government, Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén, Supreme Commander Micael Bydén and leaders of the Riksdag parties. [79] King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia received Zelenskyy at Stenhammar Palace. [80] The next day, a Swedish government aircraft carried Zelenskyy from Skavsta Airport to Eindhoven, Netherlands. | |
| Netherlands | Eindhoven | 20 August | Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister Mark Rutte at Eindhoven Air Base. [81] | |
 Denmark | Vojens, Copenhagen | 20–21 August | Crown Princess Mary, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Defense Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen and Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen received Zelenskyy at Vojens Airport. [82] The president visited Fighter Wing Skrydstrup air base, addressed the Folketing and met with Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary at Christiansborg Palace. | |
 Greece | Athens | 21 August | Arriving via Athens Airport, Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion. [83] | |
| United States | New York, Washington, D.C. | 18–22 September | Zelenskyy attended the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. He met with president Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, president William Ruto of Kenya, president Charles Michel of the European Council, United Nations secretary-general António Guterres, prime minister Edi Rama of Albania, president Gabriel Boric of Chile, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, president Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission, president Klaus Iohannis of Romania, chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz and president Lula of Brazil. Zelenskyy then went to Washington, D.C., where he met with president Joe Biden at the White House. |  |
| Canada | Ottawa, Toronto | 22 September | Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon and addressed Parliament. [84] | |
 Spain | Granada | 6 October | Zelenskyy attended the 3rd European Political Community Summit. [85] | |
 Romania | Bucharest | 10 October | Zelenskyy met with President Klaus Iohannis, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, President of the Senate Nicolae Ciucă and Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies Alfred Simonis. [86] Zelenskyy was supposed to address the Parliament, but it has been canceled. [87] | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 11 October | Zelenskyy visited the NATO headquarters. [88] |  |
 Cape Verde | Sal | 9 December | Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva on his way to Argentina. [89] [90] [91] | |
 Argentina | Buenos Aires | 10 December | Zelenskyy arrived in Buenos Aires for his first visit to Latin America as a guest for the Inauguration of Javier Milei. [92] |  |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 11–12 December |  | |
 Norway | Oslo | 13 December | Zelenskyy met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Finland's President Sauli Niinistö, Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at the second Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Oslo. [93] King Harald V received Zelenskyy in an audience at the Royal Palace, Oslo, together with Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. [94] | |
| Germany | Wiesbaden | 14 December | Visited the Headquarters of United States Army Europe and Africa |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes | Image |
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| Lithuania | Vilnius | 10 January | Surprise visit to meet with Lithuanian president Gitanas Nausėda, Lithuanian foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis and Lithuanian prime minister Ingrida Šimonytė at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius. [95] Later he addressed the big crowd that gathered on Daukanto Square. | |
| Estonia | Tallinn | 11 January | Surprise visit to meet with Estonian president Alar Karis at the Kadriorg Palace and Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas at the Stenbock House. [96] Zelenskyy also addressed the Estonian parliament Riigikogu. | |
| Latvia | Riga | Zelenskyy was greeted at the Riga Airport by Latvian foreign minister Krišjānis Kariņš. Later on he met with Latvian president Edgars Rinkēvičs at the Riga Castle and with Speaker of the Saeima Daiga Mieriņa and Latvian prime minister Evika Siliņa. [97] |  | |
| Switzerland | Davos | 16 January | Zelenskyy visited the World Economic Forum. [98] | |
| Germany | Berlin, Munich | 16 February | Zelenskyy met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to sign bilateral security agreements between Germany and Ukraine. [99] He also took part of the 60th Munich Security Conference. | |
| France | Paris | Zelenskyy met with French President Emmanuel Macron to sign bilateral security agreements between France and Ukraine. [100] | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 27 February | Zelenskyy met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to push for a peace plan and to discuss the return of prisoners of war from Russia. [101] | |
 Albania | Tirana | 28 February | Zelenskyy co-hosted a summit with Albanian prime minister Edi Rama to encourage further support for Kyiv by southeastern European countries. [102] | |
| Turkey | Istanbul | 8 March | Zelenskyy met with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to discuss the topics of the Peace Formula, the organization of the Peace Summit, the safety of shipping in the Black Sea, global food stability, as well as the release of Ukrainian captives and political prisoners held by the russian state. [103] | |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | 11 April | Zelenskyy met with Lithuanian president Gitanas Nausėda and with leaders from Central and Eastern Europe, aiming to strengthen support for Ukraine. He also took part in the Three Seas Summit. [104] | |
| Country | Areas planned for the visit | Planned date(s) | Notes |
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 Belarus | Minsk | 8–9 October 2020 | It was planned to be a state visit as well as a chance to attend of the Forum of Regions. [105] [106] It was postponed in August 2020 due to the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests. [107] |
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