We, the Heads of State and Government of Ukraine and the Nordic-Baltic States (NB8) – Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden – have gathered in Kyiv on the occasion of the National Flag Day of Ukraine and to mark the 35th anniversary of the restoration of Ukraine’s independence.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of Finland Alexander Stubb took part in a roundtable on Ukrainian-Finnish cooperation in the defense industries, organized with the participation of the Ukrainian Council of Defense Industry. In the presence of the two leaders, three memorandums of cooperation were signed.

After the National Prayer Breakfast, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and James Lankford, who also attended the event.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Ukrainians on Ukraine's National Flag Day and took part in the ceremony of raising the blue-and-yellow flag on the grounds of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War Memorial Complex.

Please let us pray today for three important things. For those in captivity – that they all may make it through. For those in battle – that they may return. And for peace for Ukraine, that it may come – a just peace, a lasting peace, strong as our people are strong, and just.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska visited the interactive “That Day” exhibition marking the 35th anniversary of the restoration of Ukraine’s independence.

Today is an important day – the day of our important Ukrainian symbol, our true guardian, a day of a very powerful emotion. It is the warmth you feel when you are at home – or when, anywhere in the world, you recognize your own people and what is yours by two colors – the colors of the Ukrainian heart and soul, to which this day is dedicated. Ukraine's National Flag Day.