Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, announced that Michael Martin, the prime minister

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, said that Michael Martin, the prime minister of Ireland, began his trip to Ukraine by paying tribute to the country’s fallen soldiers.

Zelensky also thanked Ireland for its solidarity with Ukraine and said that Ireland, while concurrently holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, began by paying tribute to the defenders of Ukraine.