Ukrainian leader lays flowers at memorial to Velvet Revolution in Prague

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise appearance on Prague’ s iconic Narodni trida street, the site of the anti-government protests that triggered the fall of communism in 1989.  Accompanied by Prime Minister Petr Fiala, the visiting Ukrainian leader laid flowers at the memorial plaque commemorating the heroes of the Velvet Revolution where passers-by gave him a round of applause. The convoy then continued to the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies for meetings with the speakers of both houses of Parliament.