During their visit to Japan, First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha, and Head of the Fund of the President of Ukraine for the Support of Education, Science, and Sports Olha Budnyk met with Professor Nobuhiko Bishu, President of Kobe Gakuin University.

At the command post of the 2nd Air Assault Battalion of the 80th Halytska Separate Air Assault Brigade, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented state awards to warriors and received reports from commanders on the operational situation in the unit’s area of responsibility.

In the Sumy region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the warriors of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment at the unit’s command post.

It is extremely important that Moscow is beginning to feel the pressure of the world, the pressure from the United States, the threat of tougher sanctions for continuing the war. And one of the key sanctions tracks is indeed Russian oil.

President Zelenskyy provided an update on the situation in Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities suffering from brutal Russian attacks, as well as on the frontline and the needs of Ukrainian defenders. Special attention during the conversation was given to diplomatic efforts with international partners aimed at further strengthening support for Ukraine.​

The leaders discussed enhancing Ukraine’s air defense capabilities and increasing coordination with partners. Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke about a new instrument for the procurement of U.S. weapons – PURL – which Ukraine is implementing jointly with NATO member states, and shared its initial results.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković.