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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the opening of the II International Forum of Volunteers and Veterans “Ukraine is where we are” in Mystetskyi Arsenal.

The Ministry for Veterans’ Affairs will continue its work and the news about its alleged liquidation are rumors. It was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the opening of the II International Forum of Volunteers and Veterans “Ukraine is where we are”.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy participated in the ceremony of hoisting the State Flag of Ukraine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with President of the European Council Donald Tusk.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson. The interlocutors agreed that in the context of the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine, the occupation of Crimea and Russia's failure to comply with the Minsk agreements, it is impossible to talk about the return of the Russian Federation to the international platform where global problems are being solved.

“More than a month ago, the President urged the Parliament to postpone disproportionately tough sanctions for violation of the terms of customs clearance of imported cars and offered to consider the given issue at an extraordinary meeting. However, the Verkhovna Rada of the VIII convocation refused to do so. This bill is currently a priority and will be submitted for consideration again at the first session of the parliament of a new convocation. The Verkhovna Rada should approve the bill and the penalties will be postponed,” Ruslan Ryaboshapka explained the situation.

The mechanisms of protection and motivation of corruption whistleblowers have been discussed with NGO representatives and international partners of Ukraine in the anticorruption sphere during the meeting in the Office of the President on August 19. The meeting was initiated by Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ruslan Ryaboshapka.

Following the meeting, Representative of the President in the Cabinet of Ministers Andriy Gerus informed that an agreement had been achieved as regards three steps necessary to reduce electricity price. "If these three measures are implemented, we can get about a 20% reduction in the tariff for all consumers - large, medium and small business, budgetary institutions and organizations, kindergartens and schools," he said.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy together with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara paid tribute to the victims of the Babyn Yar tragedy.