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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Meets With Italy’s Meloni, Pope Francis

  • Zelenskiy talks about NATO membership and security guarantees
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Giorgia Meloni greets Volodymyr Zelensky upon his arrival for their meeting, on May 13. 

Giorgia Meloni greets Volodymyr Zelensky upon his arrival for their meeting, on May 13. 

Photographer: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Pope Francis on Saturday on a flying visit to Rome.

Zelenskiy praised Italy for its support in Ukraine’s efforts to join the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which meets in Vilnius, Lithuania in July. Ukraine expects that meeting to provide a clear timetable for membership and security guarantees until it becomes a member, he said.