Volodymyr Zelenskyy

This agreement aligns Greece with 20 other EU member states that have committed to supporting Ukraine’s defense and reconstruction efforts.

The contact came on the sidelines of a Ukraine-SE Europe Summit being held in the historic Croatian city of Dubrovnik

President Zelensky thanked Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for sending an official ecclesiastical delegation to Kiev for independence day events

Greek leader plays up country's geostrategic location for transports, energy inter-connectivity

He added that Russia's attack against Ukraine it was clear that the EU needs to focus on its defense capabilities

He also expressed satisfaction over what he called Kiev's progress towards EU membership

In comments to the French television station BFM, Zelensky said: “you have to be sick to hit with a cruise missile a few hundred meters from the Greek prime minister"

Unconfirmed reports indicate that the Greek leader intends to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Black Sea port of Odessa

The two men discussed the latest developments on the ground in the theater of war ahead of the upcoming extraordinary meeting of the European Council in Brussels