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The Eastern Partnership is useful for Ukraine if it brings the Ukrainian state closer to membership in the European Union, as stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a speech at a video conference of the Eastern Partnership leaders.

In the international arena, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy defends first of all the economic interests of the Ukrainian state. Ukraine is preparing to revise quotas on the supply of products to the European Union under the Association Agreement with the EU. This was stated by Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

At the Eastern Partnership summit to be held on June 18 in a video conference format, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the issue of coordination of efforts in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the prospects of Ukraine's membership in the European Union. This was stated by Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

The salary of secondary care doctors in Ukraine is currently one of the lowest, which is unacceptable for a civilized country, and even more so in a complicated epidemic situation. This was emphasized by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the traditional conference call on preventing the spread of coronavirus.

The President noted that the problem with overloaded trucks has already been detected even on new roads, which are now being built in the framework of the "Great Construction" program.

At the initiative of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Cabinet of Ministers is preparing to present the procedure for insurance payments to the families of deceased and affected health workers struggling with the COVID-19 epidemic. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a traditional conference call on preventing the spread of coronavirus chaired by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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

The Ukrainian delegation stressed the need for the full restoration of Ukrainian legislation in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, restoration of taxation and payment systems within the Ukrainian legal field. This was discussed at the meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group (Ukraine, Russia, OSCE) on Monday, June 15.

The issue of insurance payments to the families of deceased doctors and those who became disabled as a result of the fight against coronavirus infection COVID-19 was raised by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a traditional conference call on preventing the spread of coronavirus.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov with a request to facilitate the consideration in the second reading of draft law № 3377 “On amendments to certain legislative acts on state support of culture, creative industries, tourism, small and medium businesses due to the restrictive measures related to the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)”.