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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that in 2021, on the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence, within the program "Large Construction", it is planned to open the longest route in the country - M-30 - from Stryi, Lviv region to Izvaryne, Luhansk region.

As part of a working trip to the Zaporizhzhia region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the state-owned enterprise Iskra Research and Production Complex, which is part of the Ukroboronprom group of companies.

This is the flagship of our bridge project, which is part of the "Large Construction" program. In total, this year we built 100 bridges in Ukraine. The most important bridge is in Zaporizhzhia, it is the largest,” the Head of State stressed.

The Ukrainian authorities are stepping up talks with global pharmaceutical companies and other governments to speed up the supply of a high-quality, proven vaccine against COVID-19 to Ukraine. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talking to the media during a working trip to the Zaporizhzhia region.

The President will get himself acquainted with the work of local enterprises and take part in the opening of renovated infrastructure facilities in the city of Zaporizhzhia. Volodymyr Zelenskyy will also get himself acquainted with the results and prospects of the Large Construction program in the Zaporizhzhia region and the National Bridge Reconstruction Program for 2020-2025.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron.

For the third week in a row, the situation with the spread of COVID-19 in Ukraine has stabilized. This was announced by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal at the traditional conference call on preventing the spread and overcoming the consequences of COVID-19 chaired by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Odile Renaud-Basso.

Almost 300,000 applications for state aid due to the future stiffening of quarantine measures will be fulfilled by the end of the week. This is more than 90% of all applications received last week through the "Diia" application. This was announced at a traditional conference call chaired by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Full text of the interview of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy for The New York Times. The conversation took place on December 16, 2020.