South Korean President Yoon Visits Ukraine, to Meet Zelenskiy

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a surprise trip to Ukraine and is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

(Bloomberg) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a surprise trip to Ukraine and is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Yoon’s office said he arrived in Ukraine on Saturday, and visited the towns of Bucha and Irpin outside Kyiv, where Russian forces are accused of committing atrocities in the first weeks of the war.

The leader will lay flowers at a wall of remembrance before meeting Zelenskiy, the presidential office said in the statement. The two are expected to discuss support plans for Ukraine including humanitarian aid, according to Yonhap News Agency.

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