Since assuming office in May 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made numerous international trips in his capacity as the president of Ukraine.
Summary
Zelenskyy has made international trips to 52 countries as president of Ukraine. The number of visits per country where Zelenskyy travelled are:
One: Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Israel, Montenegro, Jordan, Oman, Philippines, Portugal, Serbia, Syria, Singapore and South Africa Two: Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Japan, Latvia and Slovakia Three: Estonia, Moldova, Qatar, Romania and United Arab Emirates Four: Denmark, Ireland, Spain and Sweden Five: Canada Six: Norway, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland Seven: Lithuania and Vatican City Ten: Turkey Twelve: Italy Thirteen: Poland Fourteen: Belgium, United Kingdom and United States Eighteen: France and Germany
2019 Country Areas visited DatesDetails Image1BrusselsWorking visit. Met with EU and NATO officials.2 ParisState visit BerlinState visit3 TorontoAttended the 3rd Ukraine Reform Conference.4 Ankara, IstanbulState visit5 WarsawState visit to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the September campaign.6New York CityAttended the 74th session of the UN General Assembly. Met with President Donald Trump. 7 RigaState visit8 TokyoState visit. Attended the 2019 enthronement of Emperor Naruhito. Met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Also met with Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro to discuss increasing trade.9 TallinnState visit VilniusState visit10ParisAttended a Normandy Format meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. This was the last meeting a Zelenskyy President had with Russian President Putin before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.11BakuState visit
2020 Country Areas visited Dates Details Image12MuscatWorking visit13DavosAttended the World Economic Forum.JerusalemAttended the World Holocaust Forum.14OświęcimWorking visit15RomeState visitState visit16MunichAttended the Munich Security Conference.ViennaOfficial visit17BratislavaOfficial visit18 BrusselsWorking visit. Participated in the 22nd Ukraine–EU Summit. LondonOfficial visit19 IstanbulWorking visit
2021 Country Areas visited DatesDetails Image20Abu DhabiWorking visit21DohaOfficial visit22IstanbulOfficial visit23ParisWorking visit24WarsawWorking visit. Participated in the celebrations marking the 230th anniversary of the 3 May Constitution.25VilniusAttended the fourth Ukraine Reform Conference. Participated in Statehood Day celebrations.26BerlinWorking visit27BatumiWorking visit. Attended the Batumi International Conference28ChișinăuParticipated in Independence Day celebrations. 29 Washington, D.C.,Arlington County,San FranciscoWorking visit. Met with President Joe Biden at the White House. Visited the Arlington National Cemetery.30New York CityAddressed the 76th session of the UN General Assembly.31GlasgowAttended the COP26 Conference.32BrusselsWorking visit. Attended the sixth Eastern Partnership summit.
2022
Country Areas visited DatesDetails Image33Wisła Met with President Andrzej Duda at the Wisła Castle.34MunichAttended Munich Security Conference. Met with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.35Washington, D.C.First international trip since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Met with President Joe Biden at the White House.Addressed a joint session of the United States Congress.RzeszówMet with President Andrzej Duda.
2023 Country Areas visited Dates Details Image36London, West Lulworth Met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Addressed Parliament. Had an audience with King Charles III. Visited Lulworth Camp where he met with Ukrainian troops training there.ParisUnannounced visit. Met with President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Élysée Palace.BrusselsAddressed the European Parliament at Espace Léopold. Attended a European Council summit with the 27 leaders of the EU member states at the Europa building.RzeszówUnannounced visit. Met with President Andrzej Duda.37Warsaw, ChełmFirst announced international visit since the invasion. Met with President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw. In Chełm, he met the mayors of Lublin, Przemyśl, Rzeszów and Chełm (Jakub Banaszek).38HelsinkiAttended a summit with President Sauli Niinistö as well as the prime minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, prime minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir, prime minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre and prime minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson., SoesterbergAddressed the States General of the Netherlands in the Hague. Visited the International Criminal Court and met with President Piotr Hofmański. Spoke at the World Forum. Met with King Willem-Alexander at Huis ten Bosch and with Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo at the Catshuis. Visited a military base in Soesterberg.39RomeMet with President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinal Palace and with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the Chigi Palace.Met with Pope Francis where the two discussed a peace process for the Russo-Ukrainian War over a 40-minute long meeting.Berlin, Aachen Met with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier upon arrival, then met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Visited Aachen to receive the Charlemagne Prize. Met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Travelled on a Luftwaffe jet.ParisMet with President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. Travelled on a French government aircraft.EllesboroughMet with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Chequers, the country house of British prime ministers.40JeddahAttended the 2023 AL summit and met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Travelled on a French government aircraft.HiroshimaAttended the 49th G7 summit as an invited guest. Travelled on a French government aircraft.41BulboacaAttended the 2nd European Political Community Summit at the Mimi Castle. Met separately with President Maia Sandu.42SofiaMet with Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov and President Rumen Radev.PragueMet with President Petr Pavel at the Prague Castle.BratislavaMet with president Zuzana Čaputová.IstanbulMet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at Vahdettin Pavilion. Attended a memorial service at the St. George's Cathedral and met with Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Brought five Ukrainian commanders held in Turkey back to Ukraine.43 VilniusAttended the 2023 Vilnius summit as an invited guest and met with the various leaders of NATO member states. Travelled on a Polish government aircraft. 44 Nyköping, Harpsund, SödermanlandArrived via Skavsta Airport. Met at Harpsund with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and members of the Swedish government, Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén, Supreme Commander Micael Bydén and leaders of the Riksdag parties. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia received Zelenskyy at Stenhammar Palace. The next day, a Swedish government aircraft carried Zelenskyy from Skavsta Airport to Eindhoven, Netherlands. EindhovenMet with Prime Minister Mark Rutte at Eindhoven Air Base. Vojens, CopenhagenCrown Princess Mary, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Defence Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, and Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen received Zelenskyy upon arrival at Vojens Airport. He visited the Fighter Wing Skrydstrup air base, addressed the Folketing, and met with Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Frederik, and Crown Princess Mary at Christiansborg Palace. AthensMet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion. 45New York City, Washington, D.C.Attended the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. Met with President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, President of Kenya William Ruto, President of the European CouncilCharles Michel, United Nations secretary-general António Guterres, Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama, President of Chile Gabriel Boric, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of Romania Klaus Iohannis, Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz and President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Met with President Joe Biden at the White House.Ottawa, TorontoMet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon and addressed Parliament.LublinPresented state awards to two Poles, one journalist and one volunteer medic, as well as thanking the entire Polish nation for their support of Ukraine.46GranadaAttended the 3rd European Political Community Summit.47BucharestMet with President Klaus Iohannis, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, Senate President Nicolae Ciucă, and Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies President Alfred Simonis. Zelenskyy was initially scheduled to address the Parliament, but it was cancelled after some lawmakers expressed Russian support over the war.48BrusselsVisited the NATO headquarters.49SalMet with Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva at Amílcar Cabral International Airport en route to Argentina. Buenos AiresAttended with President of Chile Gabriel Boric, President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan, Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán, President of Uruguay Luis Lacalle Pou, President of Paraguay Santiago Peña and President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa the inauguration of Javier Milei as President. First and currently only trip to Latin America as president. Washington, D.C.Met with President Joe Biden at the White House. Met with several members of the United States Congress, including with House Speaker Mike Johnson separately.50 OsloMet with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Finnish PresidentSauli Niinistö, Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at the second Nordic–Ukrainian summit. King Harald V received Zelenskyy in an audience at the Royal Palace, together with Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. WiesbadenVisited the headquarters of the United States Army Europe and Africa.
2024