For Volodymyr Zelensky, a week of high-level diplomacy begins in Berlin. If all goes well, it will show that Ukraine can rely on its supporters and that international pressure on Russia is growing.
The day begins with Volodymyr Zelensky and Olaf Scholz standing together. Not in the figurative sense that has been a staple of every speech since Russia’s attack on Ukraine, but in reality. The President and Chancellor put their heads together. In a hall on the sprawling exhibition grounds in western Berlin, they jointly receive the highest-ranking of the 2,000 participants of the reconstruction conference in front of a blue wall.