President of Ukraine

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Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Yulia Sokolovska participated in the International Conference "Freedom or Fear," dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak met with the renowned human rights lawyer, civil liberties and child protection advocate, Director of the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute, Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, who is visiting Ukraine.

Andriy Yermak expressed gratitude to France for its assistance to Ukraine during the Russian aggression and extensive support for the Euro-Atlantic integration of our state. The current security situation in Ukraine and the main defense needs were discussed.

The parties discussed the priority areas of cooperation during Italy's presidency of the G7 in 2024. The importance of further comprehensive support for Ukraine as one of the priorities of this presidency was emphasized.

Advisor - Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights and Child Rehabilitation Daria Herasymchuk took part in the press briefing "Stolen Voices: Deportation and Forced Displacement of Ukrainian Children by Ruscists. Facts and Revelations", where the evidence of Russian crimes gathered by experts of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism, specialists of the Yale University Humanities Research Laboratory and Ukrainian civil society activists was presented.

The document stipulates that Ukraine will receive the capabilities necessary for success on the battlefield in the short term, and in the long term will contribute to economic recovery and strengthening of defense capabilities.

The members of the Ukrainian delegation briefed Lloyd Austin on the situation on the battlefield and the urgent needs of Ukrainian defenders, including armored vehicles, demining vehicles, artillery systems and munitions, long-range missiles, and combat aircraft. Special attention was paid to the need to build a system of fortifications.

The Head of the President's Office is hopeful that a substantive discussion of the American side's proposals on a bilateral agreement on security guarantees for our country would begin shortly.

Andriy Yermak thanked the Senators for their support of Ukraine, which is highly appreciated in our country. The parties discussed further defense and financial support from the United States.

As part of the visit to the United States, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, together with Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk and Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, met with National Security Advisor to the President of the United States Jake Sullivan.