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On the Day of the Rescuer, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the awarding ceremony of the Hero Rescuer of the Year nationwide event, and also congratulated the employees of the State Emergency Service on their professional holiday.

Roman Mashovets, Deputy Head of the Office of the President, discussed the issues of deepening relations between Ukraine and Canada in the field of defense cooperation with Michael J. McCarthy, Director of the Canadian PROTECT program.

In connection with the construction of gas pipelines bypassing Ukraine and challenges in the energy sector, in particular the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 project, which contains direct threats to national security and the security of the entire region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed order No. 545/2021-rp on September 16, creating a working group to develop proposals to manage the relevant risks.

The participants, in particular, discussed the creation of the first competition commission for holding a competition to select members of the High Qualification Commission of Judges and the first Ethics Council to check the virtue of candidates for the positions of members of the Verkhovna Rada.

First Lady Olena Zelenska opened the second day of the V Ukrainian Women's Congress. In her speech, the President's wife, in particular, spoke about the results of Ukraine's participation in the Biarritz Partnership, which were achieved in five areas.

Thanks to the agreements that were reached during the visit of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the United States of America, Ukraine may receive new air and missile defense systems, in particular the Iron Dome system. The Ukraine air defense amendment to the draft 2022 defense bill was introduced by Representative Scott Franklin and passed by a bipartisan vote.

A working meeting will be held at the Office of the President of Ukraine on Thursday, September 16, with the participation of the heads of the judicial bodies, in particular the chairman of the Council of Judges, the Supreme Court, representatives of the parliament, as well as G7 ambassadors.

Ukraine cannot be compared to Afghanistan, as our state has been holding up against the most powerful armies in the world more than seven years, and in the first days of Russia's escalation Ukrainian people deterred the aggression only with own efforts. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with CNN.

In Ukraine, programs are being implemented that will create the necessary sports infrastructure and decent conditions for the training and preparation of Ukrainian athletes. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the festive events on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the creation of the National Olympic Committee, which took place at the Ukraine National Palace of Arts.

During a meeting in Kyiv Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated President Thomas Bach on the delivery of extremely safe and successful Olympic Games.