When President Volodymyr Zelensky made his dramatic trip to Washington, everyone was kept secret until the last hours before his arrival in the US capital..

When the Ukrainian leader was about to make a similar visit to Brussels this week, news sites began discussing it three days before his expected arrival.. There was even an official message on Twitter, which, however, was quickly deleted..

“In other words, the security of the operation is not at the highest level,” writes Politico.

The secret trip of the Ukrainian president is now in doubt. Though Zelenskiy's expected arrival for a meeting with EU leaders is only a few days away. He was supposed to take part in the next summit of leaders of the association on Thursday.. In the bubble of Brussels now exchanged accusations. Politico, citing several sources, writes that information about Zelensky's visit was leaked precisely in the European Parliament, before which the Ukrainian president was supposed to make a speech.. In the end there was a revealing message on Twitter.

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By that time, the story had already been discussed in the media.. The post was eventually deleted.. But " A few hours later, European Council spokesman Barend Leiths intervened.. He noted that President of the European Council Charles Michel invited Volodymyr Zelenskyy " However, he kept silent about what kind of summit he was talking about..

“Several people briefed on the details of the discussion told Politico on Monday that preparations were indeed underway for Zelensky’s reception in Brussels on Thursday.. It is tentatively planned that Zelensky, in addition to addressing the European Parliament, will have lunch with EU leaders, ”the newspaper writes, adding that information leakage could now derail these plans..

If Zelensky does arrive in Brussels, it will be the second time a Ukrainian president has left the country since the start of the Russian invasion.. The first time he did this was in December when he visited the USA..

Officials said the office of European Parliament President Roberta Metsoli was responsible for the leak, which occurred after all parliamentary groups were briefed about the planned visit.. The two officials added that Metsola's office also asked the European People's Party to remove the tweet following complaints from European Council representatives..