During her visit to the United States, First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska took part in the opening of a Ukrainian Bookshelf and the launch of a Ukrainian-language audio guide.

In Jeddah, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Ukrainian military experts who have been working in Saudi Arabia for over a week now.

The U.S. Department of State announced the launch of a new $25 million support program. It will be the first comprehensive initiative covering all stages of rescuing Ukrainian children abducted by Russia – from identification to return and reintegration.

This March, we marked the fourth anniversary of one of our most important state institutions – the one that brings people back to Ukraine from captivity and gives all of us hope of seeing our loved ones at home. Four years of work by the Coordination Headquarters have already resulted in the return of 8,669 of our people. Military personnel and civilians.

The President thanked every Ukrainian warrior and unit that captures occupiers, thereby giving our people a chance to return; all those who conduct extremely difficult negotiations to make exchanges possible; those who meet and welcome the captives; the specialists who help those released from captivity adapt physically and psychologically; as well as those who work to restore justice, ensuring that everyone who abuses our people understands that every one of their crimes will meet a response.

We all see now that the world can be very harsh and dangerous for those who stand alone or stay aside from joint efforts to ensure real security. Today, no one knows what the future holds for Europe, or how Russia will behave in the coming years.

Ukraine is ready to become a full-fledged member of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this during his online address to the participants of the JEF Leaders’ Summit in Helsinki.