Zelenskyy calls preparation for counteroffensive priority of his visits to EU

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the preparation of the country’s armed forces for a counteroffensive is the priority of his visits to some European countries, Report informs referring to TASS.

The relevant statements were published on May 15 on the website of the Ukrainian presidential office.

“During visits to Italy, Germany, France and the UK, important agreements were reached on defense support for our country. The preparation for active operations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the frontline to liberate the occupied territories is the priority of visits to European capitals,” Zelenskyy said.

Also, during the meetings “negotiations continued on the creation of a fighter coalition for Ukraine, as well as on preparations for the NATO summit in Vilnius,” he noted.