President of Ukraine

Current events

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with India’s Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. This is the first separate visit by India’s Minister of External Affairs to Ukraine in the history of bilateral relations. Previously, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar had visited only as part of a delegation with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on August 23, 2024.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff, during which the participants discussed accelerating the production of interceptors for enemy drones and involving businesses in the production of air defense systems.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with representatives of Ukrainian businesses – retail chains. Among them were the owners, executives, and directors of the largest grocery and home improvement supermarkets, hypermarkets, and marketplaces.

The President thanked Friedrich Merz for Germany’s steadfast support and leadership in protecting the lives of Ukrainians. This month, Germany will provide new air defense packages.

“Ukraine will always remember with profound gratitude His Majesty’s unwavering support and sincere solidarity with the Ukrainian people during the darkest days of Russian aggression. His moral leadership and compassion were a source of strength and will remain an integral part of the friendship between our two peoples,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote.

Over the summer, the foreign policy work of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy focused on bringing our people home from Russian captivity: five prisoner exchanges took place, bringing home 466 of our defenders and 12 civilians.

On Knowledge Day, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a school in the Kyiv region, where he congratulated students on the start of the new school year.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone call with U.S. President’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

On the Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, together with the country’s senior military leadership, honored the sacrifice of Ukrainian warriors and laid flowers at the Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in the Russian war against Ukraine.

On the Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented state awards to warriors and the families of fallen service members.