President of Ukraine

Current events

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held meetings with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Gabala, both in a one-on-one and in an expanded format, during which they discussed cooperation in the fields of security, energy, and humanitarian support. This is the Head of State’s first visit to Azerbaijan and the seventh meeting between the leaders in more than four years.

The Head of State was briefed on the initial results of their work. Ukrainian experts reported that they are working within an international defense cooperation program initiated by Ukraine. They are providing expertise on protecting critical and civilian infrastructure from air attacks.

The President stressed that Ukraine is ready to share its experience and expertise for mutually beneficial cooperation with Saudi Arabia in protecting lives.

Ukraine offers Europe to create a full defense system capable of protecting its borders and infrastructure and countering drone threats. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this while addressing participants of the meeting of the heads of state and government of the European Union in Cyprus.

On 23 April, President of the European Council António Costa, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a trilateral meeting in Lefkosia, before the informal meeting of the EU Heads of State or Government.

The leaders discussed deepening joint defense production, particularly in the priority area of drones.

The Head of State thanked Lithuania for its continued defense assistance. Lithuania plans to make a new contribution to the PURL initiative and is ready to cooperate with Ukraine within the SAFE instrument.

Before the start of the special meeting of the heads of state and government of the European Union in Cyprus, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with President of the European Council António Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Spain’s Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, to discuss joint weapons production and defense support.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a report from representatives of the Bring Kids Back UA team, Oleksandr Bevz and Maksym Maksymov, on the results of the initiative’s work.