Ukraine leader Zelenskyy visits Athens to attend meeting of Balkan leaders

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has flown to Greece for talks with the country’s leadership and to attend an informal meeting of Balkan leaders with top European Union officials.

Mr Zelenskyy met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and also was scheduled to meet the country’s figurehead president, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.