# Zelensky hosts European leaders at inaugural Carpathian 8 Summit

https://mins.news/en/item/63951

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-18 09:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-hosts-european-leaders-at-inaugural-carpathian-8-summit/

> President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed European leaders on Sept. 18 to the inaugural Carpathian 8 Summit in Bukovel, western Ukraine. The forum brings together eight Carpathian countries, EU institutions and businesses to discuss security, energy, logistics and cross-border economic cooperation.

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