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President met with the EBRD President

21 October 2022 - 15:00

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso. The Head of State noted that the visit of the EBRD President is an important signal of support for Ukraine.

The Head of State noted that the visit of the congressmen to Ukraine is especially important today, when Russia increased its terror againt peaceful cities and civilian infrastructure, hitting them with missiles and Iranian drones.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine is also open to investments, the arrival of businesses and financial companies, and new technologies.

The Head of State noted that Ukraine has already frozen the assets of many Russian citizens subject to sanctions. The President of Ukraine thanked the countries that also froze Russian assets, in particular the accounts of Russian legal entities. Among others, Switzerland supported Ukraine in this matter.

According to the Memorandum, the signatories intend to expand and deepen cooperation in the field of digital transformation in order to promote the recovery of Ukraine through digitization.

The President of Ukraine thanked Switzerland for its clear and principled condemnation of Russia's criminal attempt to annex the occupied territories of Ukraine and its support for the EU's sanction packages against the Russian Federation.

Particular attention was paid to the air terror by Russia and the terrorist state's purposeful destruction of Ukraine's energy infrastructure with ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as Iranian kamikaze drones.

The head of state discussed with the head of the ministry of foreign affairs of Greece key issues of bilateral cooperation: strengthening support for Ukraine and sanctions pressure on Russia, as well as ensuring a tough consolidated response of the international community to the crimes of the Russian aggressor against our state.

A strategic meeting on security at energy supply facilities chaired by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took place.

Undisputed cruiserweight world boxing champion, heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk became the ambassador of the UNITED24 fundraising platform. He will focus on supporting the "Reconstruction of Ukraine" direction. This was announced during the athlete's online conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.