Zelenskyy arrives in Ireland
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Ireland, which takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July.
Zelenskyy said on X he has landed in Ireland and posted footage of his arrival.
Arrived in Ireland to take part in the opening ceremony of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union. I will also meet with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and President of the European Council António Costa.
– Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 1, 2026
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He said he will take part in the ceremony marking the start of Ireland's presidency of the Council of the EU. Meetings are also scheduled with Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin and European Council President António Costa.
"Every day, Ukraine proves that it deserves to be an equal part of our shared European home. And we hope that during Ireland's presidency of the Council of the European Union, we will be able to achieve tangible progress on the path to membership and open all negotiating clusters," he said.
Under the EU's rotating presidency system, Ireland took over the presidency of the Council of the European Union from Cyprus on 1 July and will hold it until the end of 2026.