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Today, Ukrainian representatives will continue their discussions in the United States with President Trump’s team. Our task now is to obtain full information about what was said in Russia and what other pretexts Putin has come up with to drag out the war and to pressure Ukraine – to pressure us, our independence. Ukraine is prepared for any possible developments, and of course we will work as constructively as possible with all our partners to ensure that peace is achieved – and that it is, after all, a dignified peace. Only a dignified peace provides real security, and we fully understand that this requires – and will continue to require – the support of our partners.
Today, I spoke with President of the European Council António Costa – I am grateful for his willingness to continue helping Ukraine. We exchanged assessments regarding diplomatic prospects and contacts with partners. António informed me about his conversations with leaders, and I shared the information our intelligence has obtained. We agreed to remain in constant contact.
Today, the President of Cyprus paid his first visit to Kyiv. And next year, starting in January, Cyprus will hold the Presidency of the European Union. For us, it is important that Cyprus’s Presidency becomes productive in terms of movement toward the European Union and in terms of all our relations. We believe – and we build our communication with everyone in Europe, and also with the United States, on this basis – that Ukraine’s accession to the European Union is part of the security guarantees for our state and for our people. Overall, detailed work continues on the entire architecture of the security guarantees we need. These include military, economic, and political components. And next week, there will also be meetings and contacts on this matter. There is a great deal of internal work under way.
I have scheduled a Staff meeting for tomorrow – and among the issues will be a new, more rational distribution of personnel among the units, so that the brigades can feel more confident. This is being discussed in every combat brigade – we are preparing a decision. Today, I also held additional meetings with the candidates for the position of the new Head of the Office of the President – we discussed the formats of the Office’s work and the interaction with other state institutions that is necessary for Ukraine’s interests. A decision regarding the new Head of the Office will be made in the near future.
Glory to Ukraine!