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@EugeneMcParland@mastodon.iePresident Volodymyr #Zelensky arrived in Jeddah, #Saudiarabia on May 19.
As he announced on Telegram, the president is expected to speak at the Arab League summit and to meet the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for bilateral talks.
Ukraine’s president arrived together with Mustafa Dzhemilev, a representative of the predominantly-Muslim Crimean Tatars and the former chair of the #Crimean #Tatar #Mejlis
Read more here
https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-arrives-in-saudi-arabia/
@EugeneMcParland I understand mr. Zelenskyy wants to get support from anyone and to lessen bonds between RU and everyone else but - f*q these optics. One doesn’t drink tea with murderers.
I agree a tough decision.
Of course, Saudi Arabia has previously involved itself as an intermediary between russia and Ukraine.
Leveraging its good relations with moscow, Riyadh helped to facilitate the release of 10 foreign-born Ukrainian fighters from russia’s captivity in September 2022.
Zelensky also is with Mustafa Dzhemilev, a representative of the predominantly-Muslim Crimean Tatars which might help with other Muslim leaders to understand Ukraine's situation since 2014