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Ukraine's Zelenskiy To Speak In The Hague, Dutch Government Says

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (right) and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto attend a joint news briefing in Kyiv in January.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (right) and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto attend a joint news briefing in Kyiv in January.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to speak in the Netherlands on May 4, the Dutch government said.

In an invitation, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said Zelenskiy was expected to deliver a speech titled No Peace Without Justice For Ukraine.

A surprise visit to the Netherlands would be a first for Zelenskiy, who has made few journeys abroad since Russia's launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Earlier on May 3, Zelenskiy was in Helsinki, Finland, on a previously unannounced visit to attend a Nordic summit, the Finnish presidency said on May 3.

"The topic of the summit is Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the constant support of Ukraine by the countries of Northern Europe, Ukraine's relations with the European Union and NATO, as well as Ukraine's initiative for a just peace," the Swedish government said in a statement.

Zelenskiy was to meet with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto as well as the prime ministers of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland, according to statements by the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian governments.

With reporting by Reuters
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