OTTAWA – A global summit organized to support Ukraine’s reform process was the logical venue for Ukraine’s new president to make his first overseas trip and North American debut with Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska.
Attending the third annual Ukraine Reform Conference in Toronto – a gathering of more than 800 representatives of 37 countries and 10 international organizations – along with receiving a red-carpet welcome, signing bilateral agreements and obtaining further funding from the Canadian government made Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to interrupt his campaigning for Ukraine’s July 21 parliamentary election an astute move to demonstrate his statecraft skills back home.