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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy hopes that the renewed composition of the National Anticorruption Policy Council will become a platform for a real fight against corruption in the country. He stated this during a meeting of the Council on July 18 in Kyiv.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to elaborate a mechanism for granting Ukrainian citizenship as the second to ethnic Ukrainian from friendly countries who seek to join the process of development of their historic homeland. Furthermore, the mechanism for granting Ukrainian citizenship under a simplified procedure to people who suffer from violations of rights and freedoms in their countries must be elaborated.

On July 17, during a working visit to the Kharkiv region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on combating illegal natural-resource economic activity in the region. Before the meeting, the Head of State inspected the areas of illegal logging and the development of a sand quarry near Kharkiv.

On July 17, at the invitation of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Takashi Kurai, a meeting of Advisor to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov with representatives of Japanese business took place.

During a working trip to the Mykolayiv region, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy inspected the section of the road Mykolayiv - Kropyvnytskyi. Acting Head of the Highways Service in the Mykolaiv region Andriy Maksymenko said that in order to complete the repair of this highway they need UAH 1.5 billion. In addition, there is a need to rapair Road H24.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposes people's deputies to consider a bill which provides for a 90-day delay to fines those who will not have time to perform customs clearing with a foreign registration on the extraordinary session on July 18. This was stated by Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ruslan Ryaboshapka during a briefing on July 17.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeals to the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy with a letter on the convening of an extraordinary session of the Parliament. This was stated by Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ruslan Ryaboshapka during a briefing on July 17.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested Mykolayiv RSA Acting Head Vyacheslav Bon to resign. It was stated by the Head of the State during an acquaintance with the infrastructure and conditions of functioning of Mykolaiv International Airport on July 17.

Office of the President of Ukraine initiates the creation of Council on Freedom of Speech under the President of Ukraine. This was informed by Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko, on July 17, during the expert meeting "Freedom of speech and information security of Ukraine: joint challenges - joint decisions."

On July 17, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy went on a one-day working visit to Mykolayiv and Kharkiv regions.