President of Ukraine

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On the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak met with the leaders of Jewish organizations in foreign countries.

For the third week in a row, the number of new COVID-19 cases is growing in Ukraine, but thanks to vaccination the course of the disease is easier, and now almost half as many people are hospitalized compared to the peak incidence in autumn 2021. This was discussed at a conference call on countering the spread of COVID-19.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the expectations of the Ukrainian side from the participation of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the NATO Summit in Madrid in June 2022, as well as the results of this event.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva had a phone conversation with Foreign Affairs and Defense Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Geoffrey van Leeuwen.

Ukraine will do its best to be ready to host the matches of the European Men's Basketball Championship among national teams in 2025 (Eurobasket-2025) at the highest level in the event of such a right. This was emphasized by Deputy Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Tymoshenko during a meeting with representatives of the International Federation of Basketball Associations of Europe (FIBA Europe).

Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak is convinced that our state, together with foreign partners, will do everything possible to prevent a possible escalation on the part of the Russian Federation and to establish peace in eastern Ukraine.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva had a phone conversation with Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on Foreign Policy and Security Tomáš Pojar.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak met with journalists representing a number of leading European media: Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany), Le Figaro, L'Opinion and Radio France (France), TVN (Poland).

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva held an online consultation with Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia Liis Lipre-Järma.

A meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) took place today, which could give restrained optimism about the possible de-escalation of the situation in Donbas and the unblocking of the peace process. The meeting reached a common understanding on the need to restore the ceasefire within the relevant steps agreed on July 22, 2020, as evidenced, inter alia, by OSCE representatives.