Zelensky meets with Merkel

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is holding a face-to-face meeting with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel at the Élysée Palace in Paris, the Presidential Office has reported.

"A bilateral meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Angela Merkel within the Normandy Four summit in Paris is underway," the statement says.

Before meeting with Merkel, the Ukrainian president held bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron.

The meeting of the leaders of France, Ukraine, Germany and Russia will take place after bilateral negotiations.

Earlier, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko confirmed that a bilateral meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin would be held after the Normandy Format summit.

As expected, the Normandy Four leaders will give a joint press conference at 19.45 Kyiv time.

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