Presidential Office

The Head of the President’s Office noted Lithuania’s consistent support for sanctions policy and emphasized the importance of the EU’s 18th sanctions package including sanctions against the banking and energy sectors, the shadow fleet, as well as secondary restrictions. According to Andriy Yermak, sanctions will be especially effective if coordinated with the United States, Norway, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak held an online meeting with National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Jonathan Powell, Foreign Policy and Security Advisor to the Federal Chancellor of Germany Günter Sautter, Advisor for Continental Europe and Türkiye to the President of France Bertrand Buchwalter, and Diplomatic Advisor to the President of the Council of Ministers of Italy Fabrizio Saggio.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva met with a German delegation led by Nathanael Liminski, Minister for Federal, European, International Affairs and Media – Head of the State Chancellery of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The United States of America continues to support Ukraine, and our state is counting on the U.S. Senate to pass the bill on strengthening sanctions against Russia. This was stated by Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak during the United News telethon.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva held a meeting with Austria’s Government Coordinator for Ukraine Reconstruction Wolfgang Anzengruber.

During his visit to Washington as part of the Ukrainian delegation led by First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy Yuliia Svyrydenko, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak held meetings to strengthen support for Ukraine.

The Ukrainian delegation held an analytical briefing on the current security, economic, and humanitarian situation in Ukraine for 23 senators from both parties of the U.S. Congress.

Advisor – Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights and Child Rehabilitation Daria Herasymchuk took part online in the panel discussion The Impact of Russia’s War of Aggression on Ukraine’s Children, organized by the Group of Friends on Children and Armed Conflict at the OSCE and the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the OSCE.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva held a meeting with a delegation from the European Union led by Benedikta von Seherr-Thoss, Managing Director for Peace, Security, and Defense at the European External Action Service (EEAS).