Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend the inauguration of Argentine President-elect Javier Milei, kyiv announced on Saturday. Volodymyr Zelensky is “heading to Argentina to attend the inauguration of newly elected President Javier Milei», which must take place on Sunday, underlined the Ukrainian presidency.
Milei, a political outsider, promised to uproot Argentina’s political establishment and won elections in late November. Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated him and the two leaders spoke on the phone shortly after Milei’s election. The Ukrainian president then thanked Javier Milei for his “clear support for Ukraine“. “Ukrainians notice and appreciate itsaid Volodymyr Zelensky on X, the old Twitter.
Javier Milei’s office released a statement after the call saying he had “proposed that Argentina host a summit between Ukraine and Latin America“. Russia is expected to be represented at the Argentine president’s inauguration ceremony by its ambassador to Argentina, Dmitry Feoktistov, Russian news agencies reported.
The Kremlin has “took note of a number of statements made by Javier Milei during the electoral campaign“said spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. “But we will focus and judge him primarily on the statements he makes after the inauguration», added Dmitri Peskov. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Milei on his victory, according to a Kremlin statement.
A number of other foreign leaders are expected to attend the inauguration. The Spanish King Felipe, the Hungarian Viktor Orban, the Paraguayan Santiago Pena, the Uruguayan Luis Lacalle Pou and the Chilean Gabriel Boric are expected to be present.