Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked him for his consistent public stance, support for our state, and continued prayers for peace in Ukraine. The President spoke to the Ecumenical Patriarch about Ukraine’s joint efforts with its partners to achieve peace, including contacts with the American side.

The leaders discussed preparations for a trilateral meeting involving Ukraine, the United States, and Russia in the first half of November. According to the President of Ukraine, strong decisions are needed to achieve peace, and Russia must be sent signals at every level that there is no alternative to peace and that support for Ukraine will not decrease.

I’m grateful to the President for our clear and substantive cooperation and for Türkiye’s readiness to support all promising ideas that can bring us closer to real peace and security.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to Kostiantyn Vlasenko, a soldier in the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Konstanty Ostrogski, who carried out combat missions at his position for 491 days. For 232 of those days, he was alone, seriously wounded, and constantly hiding from the Russians.

We continue working with all our partners on air defense and F-16 ammunition. We’re preparing new decisions in the near future. I thank everyone who’s really helping.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees enacting decisions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to impose sanctions on Russian companies and individuals involved in developing the Rassvet satellite communications system, as well as on 39 vessels of Russia’s shadow fleet.

We now have intel about the Russians preparing new ballistic missile attacks. We need the capabilities to shoot down all this Russian evil. We are awaiting the relevant decisions.