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On June 18, another discussion of  "A State in a Smartphone" concept was held. Advisor to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov presented a digital action plan of Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the members of the IT Committee of the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs.

The price of gas in Ukraine decreased by 6-7%. Citizens will feel this in bills for June. It was stated during a briefing by Andriy Gerus, Representative of the President in the Cabinet of Ministers.

The restoration of order with tariffs is in process, however an efficient parliament and new laws are required for certain changes. It was stated by Representative of the President in the Cabinet of Ministers Andriy Gerus on his Facebook page.

On June 10-11, the Ukrainian delegation headed by Advisor to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov, was on a visit to Estonia. The purpose of the working visit was the professional assessment of “A State in a Smartphone” concept and the involvement of a high-quality expertise in the future.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a submission to dismiss Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin and appoint Vadym Prystaiko to this post. It was announced by Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Ruslan Riaboshapka during a briefing on June 11.

During the briefing on June 11, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Ruslan Riaboshapka informed of the staffing decisions of the President.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a draft law amending the Law of Ukraine "On Electricity Market" regarding a new date for the introduction of the electricity market (No. 10376) and a draft law amending the article 9-1 of the Law of Ukraine "On Alternative Energy Sources" (No. 10375). It was stated by Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Cabinet of Ministers Andriy Gerus.

It was stated by Representative of the President in the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Fedir Venislavsky at the briefing on June 10. "Tomorrow, our team will prove in the court that the presidential decree is constitutional and I am convinced that we will break down any arguments provided by our opponents. Our position will be clear: we will prove that the coalition of the parliamentary factions "European Ukraine" ceased to exist on March 29, 2016," he emphasized.

Today, on June 9, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko met with relatives of six Ukrainian citizens who disappeared during a trip abroad.

10 children of the Susliak family from Khmelnytskyi region, who had stayed in foster families in Georgia after their mother Yulia had been arrested, have returned to Ukraine on the presidential aircraft on the night of June 7. The children were accompanied by Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights Mykola Kuleba.