Zelensky invites Italian politicians, public figures to visit Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited political leaders and public figures of Italy to visit Ukraine and see with their own eyes the aftermath of Russian aggression.

He said this during a joint press conference with President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic Giorgia Meloni in Rome, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"I want to invite now all political leaders of Italy, all your public figures to visit our country, talk personally with people, ordinary people. It seems to me that if you see with your own eyes what is happening and what one person - Putin - has done there, then everyone will finally understand why we are resisting the evil. We are just fighting for our lives," Zelensky said.

He thanked Meloni for her recent visit to Kyiv, stressing that it was a "very important signal", and recalled that former Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi visited Ukraine and saw the devastating aftermath of this bloody war.

On behalf of the Ukrainians, the President thanked the Italians for their support of Ukraine, stressing that Ukraine seeks peace.

"Perhaps, someone who has not seen what Russia's aggression is, thinks that it might not matter how it all ends, who wins. But this is a question of when Russian bombs will finally stop destroying Ukrainian villages and every Ukrainian family will be sure that their house or apartment will not be destroyed by this or that missile or long-range artillery," Zelensky added.

As reported by Ukrinform, President Volodymyr Zelensky is on his first visit to Italy since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Photo: Ukrainian President’s Office