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UKRAINE’S President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Shannon earlier today, where he met Taoiseach Simon Harris. Mr Zelensky was on his way back to Kyiv from Washington, where he had attended the recent NATO summit. Asked for a message for the people of Ireland, Mr Zelensky said, “First of all, thank you so much for your support, thanks to Ireland for hosting a lot of Ukrainian refugees, you were with us from the very beginning of the Russian invasion.” He played down the incident in the US where he was mistakenly referred to as President Putin, by President Joe Biden. “It’s a mistake. I think United States gave a lot of support for Ukrainians. We can forget some mistakes, I think so.” The Taoiseach said the two had “a very good meeting”. He said it had given him “an opportunity to express in person the condolences of the people of Ireland to the people and President of Ukraine for the horrible …

UKRAINIAN president Volodymyr Zelensky met with Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan at Shannon Airport, according to posts on social media on Saturday. Mr Zelensky had been returning to Ukraine following a visit to Canada and the US, where he had addressed the United Nations General Assembly. The Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland Larysa Gerasko was also at Saturday’s meeting. In a post on Twitter the Ukrainian leader wrote, “At Shannon Airport I held an unscheduled meeting with President of the Transitional Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. “I am grateful for Sudan’s consistent support of Ukraine’s soverignity and territorial integrity. “We discussed common security challenges, namely the activities of illegal armed groups financed by Russia. “I invited him to support the Grain From Ukraine initiative and take part in this year’s summit. “We considered possible platforms for intensifying co-operation between Ukraine and African countries.” As well as playing an important role in the Russian war effort against Ukraine, the …