Slovenian PM visits Kyiv to attend Summit of Ukraine

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša is visiting Ukraine today to attend the Summit of Ukraine and Southeast European Leaders.

He is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Slovenian Government Communication Office announced, CE Report quotes STA.

The summit in Kyiv will focus on security, political, and economic challenges, as well as strengthening cooperation in support of Ukraine.

This will be the fifth such summit, bringing together leaders from Southeast European countries and representatives of the European Union.

According to the Government Communication Office, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will also participate in the meeting.

Meetings with Zelenskyy and Moldova's President

The Government Communication Office said that Janša, who according to a post on X has already arrived in Kyiv, will first attend a ceremony marking Ukraine's Statehood Day at St. Michael's Square. Later, at the Presidential Palace, he will hold bilateral meetings with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Moldovan President Maia Sandu.

Janša previously visited Kyiv in March 2022, shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, together with then-Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and then-Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala. They were the first foreign leaders to visit the Ukrainian capital about three weeks after the war began, where they met with President Zelenskyy.

He returned to Kyiv in March 2023, when he met with then-Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

Slovenia to Provide $50 Million in Military Aid

At the recent NATO summit in Ankara, Janša announced that Slovenia would allocate $50 million in military assistance to Ukraine this year.

Following this week's meeting of the so-called "Coalition of the Willing" in Paris, he also reaffirmed Slovenia's continued full support for Ukraine. He welcomed the increased readiness of allies to assist Ukraine but expressed regret that such resolve had not emerged earlier, arguing that the war might already have ended if it had.

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