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Following the talks between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel the day before, the Ministers of Energy of Ukraine, the United States and Germany discussed the threats to the energy security of Ukraine and the whole of Europe posed by the Nord Stream 2 project, the issue of reforming the energy sector of Ukraine and the introduction of new technologies.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva had a phone conversation with Adviser to the President of Romania on European Affairs Leonard Orban.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Roman Mashovets met with Head of the NATO Representation to Ukraine Alexander Vinnikov.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Roman Mashovets met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Ukraine Melinda Simmons.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva had a phone conversation with Advisor to the President of Finland on Foreign and Security Policy Petri Hakkarainen.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva had a phone conversation with Political Advisor, Director of Communications at the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania Endri Fuga.

In Washington, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to prepare for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the United States and talks with President Joseph Biden.

The parties discussed the preparation of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to the Unites States and his meeting with the US President Joseph Biden on August 30th.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Roman Mashovets discussed with US Defense Attaché Brittany Stewart and other representatives of the US Embassy the course of defense reforms in Ukraine and preparations for the Ukrainian President's visit to the United States.

Since July 27, 2020, when the agreement on the establishment of a full and comprehensive ceasefire in the Donbas came into force, the number of shelling occasions and deaths among the Ukrainian military in eastern Ukraine has halved, and the number of wounded has reduced more than thrice. This was emphasized by Press Secretary of the President of Ukraine Serhiy Nykyforov during a briefing on Tuesday.