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On the instruction of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak held a video conference meeting with foreign policy advisors to the Presidents of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Romania.

Andriy Yermak and Valerii Zaluzhny emphasized the importance of continuing active support of the Ukrainian army by partners, including the supply of weapons and ammunition.

On the instructions of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak held a briefing on countering a full-scale Russian invasion for the UK delegation led by National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Timothy Barrow.

On the instructions of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the International Working Group on Sanctions against Russia, chaired by Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak and Director of the Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), Ambassador Michael McFaul, presented a new action plan to further strengthen sanctions pressure on Russia.

The parties discussed ways to strengthen cooperation to stop the violation of the rights of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation, in particular their illegal deportation from the territory of Ukraine.

On behalf of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak had a phone talk with the foreign policy advisors to the heads of government of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and the foreign policy advisor to the President of Finland. The parties discussed the formats of further support for Ukraine.

Daria Herasymchuk spoke about cases of abduction of young Ukrainians by the occupiers. According to her, the main goal of our state is to completely stop the deportation of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation and ensure their safe return and reunification with their families.

Andriy Yermak called the participation of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in today's summit symbolic.

Daria Herasymchuk noted that Ukraine strives to completely stop the forced deportation of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation and insists on their safe return to their homeland and reunification with their families in accordance with the interests of the child and international law.

The parties discussed the current situation at the front and the importance of supplying Ukraine with the necessary weapons for the successful liberation of territories occupied by Russian troops.