Volodymyr Zelenskyj landed at Frankfurt Airport completely unexpectedly. Appointments for the Ukrainian president are apparently scheduled in Hesse.
Update from Thursday, December 14th, 5:15 p.m.: Now further details are known about Volodymyr Selenskyj’s surprise visit to Hesse. Accordingly, the Ukrainian president flew to Frankfurt to visit the Clay barracks in Wiesbaden. The US Army is housed here. Military aid to Ukraine is coordinated from Clay Barracks. Zelensky met high-ranking NATO and US Army representatives.
The Frankfurt police said on X, formerly Twitter: “The Ukrainian President’s stopover at the Clay barracks in Wiesbaden will soon be over. There will again be short-term closures for departures from Germany.” This means: Zelenskyj will apparently not spend the night in Hesse, but will be escorted back to Frankfurt Airport.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyj landed unexpectedly in Frankfurt
First report from Thursday, December 14th, 3:34 p.m.: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj made a surprise arrival in Hesse on Thursday (December 14th). Apparently he landed at Frankfurt Airport in the early afternoon hours, as the police announced via X, formerly Twitter. The exact background to his visit is unclear. Official was loud FFH First of all, there is talk of important dates in the Rhine-Main area.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyj in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden – background for Hesse’s visit unclear
The Frankfurt police point out that there may be traffic disruptions in the Rhine-Main area in the afternoon. The background is the closures that are necessary to enable Zelenskyj to travel safely. The Ukrainian President has now arrived in Wiesbaden from Frankfurt Airport. His schedule in the state capital is unknown.
Selenskyj had previously urged a quick decision to start accession negotiations with his country in a video link at the EU summit. “It’s not about what politicians need. It’s about what people need,” he said on Thursday after the text of the speech was published by an EU spokeswoman.
This affects the people in the trenches, but also those who saved lives in Ukraine or helped ensure that children could learn despite the Russian war of aggression. But a positive decision is also important for EU citizens who believe that Europe should not fall back into the “old days of endless fruitless disputes between the capitals”.
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