In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the nation in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 7, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is slated to address the Israeli parliament via Zoom in the coming days, according to Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy.
Levy says he spoke with Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk to reiterate his invitation to Zelensky to address the members of Knesset.
Korniychuk and Levy have agreed to schedule a date for Zelensky’s address in the coming days, a statement says.
Zelensky had first asked to address the Knesset plenum, but Levy said the Knesset was going on recess, after today, and the building was scheduled for renovations.
“The ambassador thanked Speaker Levy for his welcoming response to his letter and for publicly clarifying and refuting the false information published in the press, that allegedly argued that the Speaker refused President Zelensky’s request to address members of the Knesset,” the statement says.
A plenum session in the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 5, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
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