Rustem Umerov is holding meetings in Türkiye – with the Foreign Minister of Türkiye and, next, with the intelligence services. We are working very hard to resume prisoner exchanges in the new year – this is precisely the key topic in our talks with Türkiye.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held his first phone call of the year with President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides.

We believe in peace, we fight for it, and we work for it. And we will continue to do so. Because in 2026, we truly want that the skies be calm and the land peaceful; that warmth and light fill our homes – and not 170, but the full 220, as it should be; that all our people return home – from the front, from captivity, from occupation; that we stand; that Ukraine stands.

In 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy conducted approximately 60 visits abroad, hosted nearly 100 heads of foreign states and governments in Ukraine, held 20 international video calls, over 230 telephone conversations with leaders of states, governments, international organizations, and spiritual leaders, and participated in almost 150 events within Ukraine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented 20 certificates for apartments to the Heroes of Ukraine and to the families of warriors who were awarded this title posthumously.

Over five years, it has scaled from an annual meeting into a permanent Global Platform, which during this time has brought together more than 50 first ladies and gentlemen, as well as opinion leaders and soft power agents from different regions of the world.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with President of Finland Alexander Stubb.