Current events

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.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ursula von der Leyen agreed to examine these matters in detail and coordinate next steps during an in-person meeting.

The Head of State emphasized that Ukraine has delivered on what was requested by the European Union.

The Head of State thanked him for his support for Ukraine, its sovereignty, and territorial integrity. Volodymyr Zelenskyy also expressed appreciation for Chile’s joining the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children.

The oath was taken by judges from different regions of Ukraine: three each from the Kyiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions; two each from the Dnipro, Zhytomyr, Lviv, and Rivne regions; and one each from the Donetsk, Zakarpattia, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Poltava regions.

The Head of State congratulated Roman Dehtiarov on this important victory and spoke with the chess player about his training and plans.