We are trying to add real substance to a potential meeting. Not a single day must be lost, because every day of Russia undermining diplomacy costs human lives.

In Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with United States Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal, representing the U.S. Republican and Democratic parties.

The Head of State thanked him for the meeting in Tirana on May 16, during which many important issues were discussed regarding joint security and bilateral cooperation.

The President and First Lady purchased books by Ukrainian and foreign authors for their personal library. Among the selected titles were “The Lyrics Of Mariupol Bomb Shelters” by Oksana Stomina, “War from the Rear” by Andriy Lyubka, “From Father to Son: Conversations about the Risky Business of Parenting” by Franco Nembrini, “Kill the Tyrant. The History of Tyranny from Caesar to Gaddafi” by Aldo Andrea Cassi, “Battleground: 10 Conflicts that Explain the New Middle East” by Christopher Phillips, and others.

Andriy Yermak expressed gratitude to Türkiye for providing the platform for the meeting with the Russian side in Istanbul on May 16; he also reaffirmed Ukraine’s readiness to continue negotiations with Russia to achieve a ceasefire and establish a just and lasting peace.

In Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, Hakan Fidan.

Ukraine seeks peace above all else – but not at the cost of capitulation. This was stated by Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak during an event marking the 30th anniversary of the Hennadii Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.