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In Dublin, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Taoiseach of Ireland Micheál Martin, during which the leaders discussed expectations from Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union and priority areas of bilateral cooperation.

Russia must be placed in a situation where, apart from peace, it has no other option. We very much hope that support from our partners – in particular from the EU – will remain tangible, timely, and courageous.

A trilateral meeting took place in Dublin following the opening ceremony of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, bringing together President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of the European Council António Costa, and Taoiseach of Ireland Micheál Martin.

European partners must take effective steps and continue applying pressure on Russia to force it to end its war against Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this in Dublin during the ceremony marking the opening of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The EU has an opportunity, and a responsibility, to be a force that brings more stability, more predictability, and basic respect for human life – the kind of life everyone wants for themselves, their children, and their families.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Minister for Defense of Sweden Pål Jonson, during which the two countries signed an agreement for the procurement of 16 Gripen E fighter jets.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Jonathan Powell, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva met with a delegation of the European Parliament to the EU–Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, headed by its Chair, Pekka Toveri.

We have already made every proposal to end this war, and Russia refuses every time. Just recently, Russia’s clear desire to continue fighting was voiced again. So there must be as many obstacles as possible to its desire to keep waging war. 

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Denmark’s Minister of Defense Jeppe Bruus, who is visiting our country for the first time since his appointment.