The Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson handed over to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky a copy of the letter of the Swedish King Charles XII about the recognition of the independence of Zaporizhzhya Sich, which he wrote in 1711.
KYIV.UkraineGate. 5. July . 2022 | Society News.
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“She informed about the transfer to the President of a copy of the letter of 1711, which is kept in the State Archives of Sweden. In it, King Charles XII instructs the Swedish ambassador in Constantinople to recognize Zaporizhzhya Sich as an independent state. According to Magdalena Andersson, even at the beginning of the 18th century, the Swedish King was impressed by Cossack democracy,” the message reads.
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Zelenskyi showed the media representatives this document and read a fragment that, in his opinion, is extremely relevant today: “…to implement as soon as possible the article about the will of Ukraine and all Cossacks, so that all of Ukraine and the Zaporizhzhya Army under the current commander Pylyp Orlyk will return their ancient freedom , the possession of their land and its former borders, so that from now on this people would become an independent state and never again be subject to the obedience or protection of the king.”
It is also reported that the President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Sweden agreed on a joint statement on key issues of bilateral relations.
“Today we agreed on a joint statement with the Prime Minister. This is the first such document in the history of bilateral relations. The joint statement sets out key issues for both our states. This applies, in particular, to defense cooperation, sectoral cooperation in the fields of nuclear energy, energy efficiency, and financial support for Ukraine. I am very grateful to Sweden for supporting our course towards full accession to the European Union in the future,” Zelenskyi said.
Source: Ukrgate
