Presidential Office

The Head of the Presidential Office noted that the first step following negotiations with the Russian side should be the implementation of the prisoner exchange agreement in a “1,000 for 1,000” format. The second step is to determine the location for the next meeting with representatives of the Russian Federation.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Irina Mudra held a meeting with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to discuss the continuation of judicial reform.

Chief Operating Officer of Bring Kids Back UA and Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Dariia Zarivna met with Julie Davis, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. in Ukraine.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Olena Kovalska took part in a ceremony honoring the memory of Crimean Tatars who died as a result of the Soviet regime’s deportation from Crimea in 1944.

On the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repressions, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Olena Kovalska and Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Mykola Tochytskyi visited the National Historical and Memorial Preserve "Bykivnia Graves" to honor the memory of the fallen.

An international conference “Deported Ukrainian Children: Europe’s Actions” was held in Helsinki. It was organized by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Parliament of Finland under the auspices of the country’s First Lady, Suzanne Innes-Stubb.

During the meeting, the parties discussed joint efforts to develop concrete mechanisms that can lead to a just and lasting peace for Ukraine. All sides clearly emphasized that the war must end with an enduring and just peace, and that a full and unconditional ceasefire is the foundation for any further decisions.

In Istanbul, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha, and Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov held a meeting with Keith Kellogg, Special Envoy of the President of the United States; Jonathan Powell, National Security Adviser to the U.K. Prime Minister; Günter Sautter, Foreign Policy and Security Adviser to the Federal Chancellor of Germany; and Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Adviser to the President of France.