I wish you health, fellow Ukrainians!
Briefly about today. First – today we launched new work with the regions, with regional authorities, and with our communities. We must use the full real experience of our Ukrainian communities to make nationwide decisions more effective. Every community that is getting through this winter with better protection for people, with more effective and faster recovery after strikes, and with more successful projects to protect critical infrastructure – all such experience will be scaled up. Today I discussed this in detail with Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko – the Government will establish an appropriate coordination center. All necessary government officials will be involved in the Center’s work, and the Office of the President of Ukraine and strong regional leaders will also assist. Today we spoke about this in particular with Ivan Fedorov, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Administration. We will all work together with other regional, city, and community leaders – everyone whose experience deserves attention.
Second. Today, all members of our negotiating team will already be in Ukraine, and I have scheduled a special meeting with them for tomorrow regarding our next steps and decisions. They will deliver a report on those aspects of the negotiations that should not be discussed over the phone. We will also define the further framework of our dialogue with our partners – with the American side, with the Europeans, and with the Russian side. It is important that the Europeans were present in Switzerland. This is exactly how we intend to work going forward – to ensure that Europe’s positions are taken into account. I also want to thank all members of our delegation for strictly adhering to the directives during the negotiations. It is very important that Ukraine speaks confidently, strongly, and in a coordinated manner. Ukrainian unity always delivers the greatest results.
One more point.
Today I want to thank the National Police. Minister Ihor Klymenko reported on one of the largest operations against crime. The police carried out more than 500 searches, detained nearly one hundred individuals, eliminated 34 drug laboratories and 70 storage facilities. It was a strong operation, and I am grateful to the National Police of Ukraine, all our institutions and services that helped – the Security Service of Ukraine, the Prosecutor’s Office, and other state bodies, as well as our international partners who were involved.
I would also like to recognize today the National Guardsmen who, together with all our warriors, defend our state and Ukrainian independence on the frontline. Warriors of the Omega Special Forces Center of the National Guard of Ukraine – thank you for your courage and coordinated actions. The guys carry out missions on key sectors of the front, including the Pokrovsk sector, and these are not only defensive, but also active strike-and-search operations. Thank you!
And also police officers who, in our various communities and cities, are the first to arrive at the scene after Russian strikes and, together with first responders, protect lives, help people, and have distinguished themselves especially in these recent days and weeks. Kyiv: Captain Valerii Katiukha, Corporal Petro Lohvyniuk, as well as senior psychologists Vladyslav Kutsevol, Olha Tkachenko, and Kateryna Zubakova. Kharkiv: Senior Lieutenants Denys Danylenko, Serhii Tumanov, and Pylyp Syrovatka. Chernihiv: Police Majors Roman Ovcharenko and Volodymyr Ananko. Konotop: Senior Sergeant Oleh Obramenko. Zaporizhzhia: Police Captain Yevhenii Rohul, Major Iryna Kiryanova, Senior Sergeant Oleksandr Kushch, and psychologist Yuliia Naumetska. Dnipro: Police Major Mykhailo Horobtsov, Senior Lieutenant Vladyslav Fedash. Kryvyi Rih: Senior Lieutenant Viktoriia Demydenko. Kramatorsk: Police Sergeant Denys Pryimak. Kostiantynivka: Senior Lieutenant Maksym Panchenko. Mykolaiv region: Police Captain Alina Shepel. Odesa: Senior Lieutenant Maryna Bondarenko, Lieutenant Mykola Zhurakivskyi, Senior Psychologist Anastasiia Yatsyshyna. Thank you and all your colleagues! Thank you to everyone who is in Ukraine and with Ukraine, who defends our state, our positions, and our people.
Glory to Ukraine!