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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy It is planned to attend the dedication Sunday Argentina new president elected, Javier Miley.
The Ukrainian presidency said that Zelenskyy “is on his way to Argentina to attend the inauguration of the new President Javier Milei.”
The right-wing populist and self-proclaimed anarcho-capitalist Milei won the presidential election of Argentina last month through poetry.
What do we know about Zelenskyy’s relationship with Milei?
Zelenskyy congratulated Milei on her victory. The two leaders also spoke on the phone after the election. Miley said he “offered that Argentina could be the host of a meeting between Ukraine and Latin America.”
Zelensky thanked Milei for his “clear support for Ukraine.”
“This is well seen and appreciated by Ukrainians,” he wrote at the time on social media.
Despite the amount of negative attention Miley and the domestic and economic policies attracted in the western media during the campaign, he also appeared on a platform. foreign policy and was critical of Russia and China.
Who else will attend the dedication?
The Russian ambassador to Argentina Dmitry Feoktistov should also attend the dedication, as stated by the Russian state media.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Miley’s comments during his election campaign were “noted.”
“But we will focus and judge him by the statements he made after the graduation,” Peskov added.
Some world leaders are expected to participate in Sunday’s service. They include King Felipe VI of Spain, Viktor Orban of Hungary, Santiago Pena of Paraguay, Luis Lacalle Pou of Uruguay and Gabriel Boric of Chile.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, with policies closer to Miley than current President Lula, is also participating.
rmt/msh (AFP, dpa)