Ukrainian president, Croatian PM discuss sanctions against Russia, restoration of Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic have discussed the strengthening of sanctions pressure on Russia and the strategy for the restoration of the deoccupied territories of Ukraine.

The head of state reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

"Ukraine speaks the same language with Croatia - the language of values and struggle for freedom. We discussed with Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic the strengthening of sanctions pressure on Russia and cooperation to restore normal life in the deoccupied areas of our country," Zelensky said.

He added that the issues of Ukraine's integration into the EU and protection of Europe's energy freedom were also discussed.

"Thank you for the meaningful talks," Zelensky added.