Zelensky announces launch of new Carpathian Eight initiative

The Ukrainian President made the announcement during the first session of the inaugural Carpathian Eight Summit, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We are launching a new format – “C8,” the Carpathian Eight – bringing together us and our neighbors in Europe,” Zelensky said. He added that a summit of this level, bringing together all the Carpathian states, is being held for the first time in the Ukrainian part of the Carpathians, in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. According to the President, the new initiative will help expand logistics, cross-border economic cooperation, and provide substantial support to local communities.