Current events
Head of State calls on Prime Minister to provide inspections how hazardous materials handled and actions to prevent emergencies taken in Ukraine
6 August 2020 - 15:30
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to inspect the handling of hazardous materials in Ukraine and how actions to prevent emergencies are taken. The Head of State sent the letter in connection with the explosion occurred in the city of Beirut (the Republic of Lebanon) on August 4.
President urges Prime Minister to take further action to protect economic interests of state
6 August 2020 - 15:24
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal with a letter, in which he urged to take further action to protect the economic interests of the state, together with the Office of the National Security and Defense Council, the Security Service of Ukraine.
We are doing our best to ensure that ceasefire is not violated – President during visit to Donbas
6 August 2020 - 12:33
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the Ukrainian side is doing its best to maintain ceasefire and save the lives of our servicemen. The Head of State said this speaking to the media in Donetsk region.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy appoints Oleh Tatarov Deputy Head of President's Office to be responsible for law enforcement
5 August 2020 - 20:13
Oleh Tatarov's tasks will include the formation of national policy in the field of law enforcement, expert and analytical support for the operation of the Office of the President of Ukraine, ensuring national security guarantees in the areas of law enforcement, combating corruption and protecting human rights.
President's Office welcomes appointment of Kyrylo Budanov as Chief of Main Intelligence Directorate of Ministry of Defense
5 August 2020 - 20:03
The Office of the President of Ukraine thanks Vasyl Burbo, who served as the Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. He showed his high efficiency and professionalism and made a significant contribution to improving the security situation in Ukraine.
We always support projects that offer employment opportunities, improve image of Ukraine – President at meeting with investors
5 August 2020 - 19:57
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with investors who intend to implement a number of projects in Ukraine. In particular, representatives of Yom Capital Ltd. are planning to build a computing data center with a capacity of 1 GW, and representatives of NBT want to build a wind farm with a capacity of 800 MW and electrolysis-based hydrogen production facilities with a capacity of 200 MW in Zaporizhia region. The volume of investments attracted for the construction of the wind farm will amount to more than EUR 1.2 billion and for the production of hydrogen will be more than EUR 300 million.
At urging of President, government solves problem of unfair provision of families of ATO/JFO victims with pensions
5 August 2020 - 19:22
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, at the urging of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has made a decision to provide targeted assistance to supplement pensions to members of the families of military personnel, including volunteers who died participating in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) and Joint Force Operation (JFO).
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Oleksandr Lukashenko discuss extradition of detainees in Belarus to Ukraine
5 August 2020 - 14:25
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
President calls on government to clearly translate quarantine rules, economic programs to overcome poverty, create all conditions for vaccine production in Ukraine
3 August 2020 - 13:27
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to clear clearly translate adaptive quarantine rules, which become effective today. The Head of State emphasized this during a traditional conference call on preventing the spread of coronavirus disease COVID-19 in response to government information on the epidemic situation in Ukraine. The meeting was chaired by the President.
Volodymyr Zelensky signs into law bill amending some Ukrainian laws to improve conditions for promoting electricity generation from renewable sources
31 July 2020 - 17:48
The law is the first step towards solving the existing problems in the electricity market and is intended to ensure the country's energy stability.