20 May 2019President of UkraineVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Is inaugurated as President of Ukraine.
Historical records for Ukraine in 2019, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Is inaugurated as President of Ukraine.
Announces the dissolution of the eighth Verkhovna Rada during his inaugural address.
Meets parliamentary leaders to discuss dissolving parliament and holding an early election.
Meets European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and confirms Ukraine's European integration course.
Begins his first foreign presidential visit at European Union and NATO institutions in Brussels.
Reaffirms that full European Union and NATO membership remain strategic priorities for Ukraine.
Discusses Russian aggression, prisoners and reforms with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.
Meets Emmanuel Macron and seeks renewed Normandy-format diplomacy to pursue peace in Donbas.
Meets Angela Merkel and discusses Donbas negotiations, prisoners and European energy security.
His Servant of the People party wins the early parliamentary election.
Welcomes home thirty-five Ukrainians released in a mutual exchange with Russia.
Meets Donald Trump during the United Nations General Assembly and discusses security, energy and reforms.
Meets the leaders of France, Germany and Russia at the first Normandy summit since 2016.
Welcomes seventy-six Ukrainians returning from detention after agreements reached at the Normandy summit.
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