Obviously, Putin is using Ukraine as a testing ground. Obviously, Putin is terrified when normal life simply exists next to him. When people simply have dignity. When a country simply wants to be and has the right to be independent.

On the Day of Dignity and Freedom, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored the memory of Ukrainians who fell in the Revolution of Dignity.

On World Children's Day, a conference on the return of Ukrainian children illegally deported to Russia and forcibly displaced under occupation was held in Pretoria, South Africa. The event was part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, launched by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska attended a special Mass marking one thousand days of the full-scale Russian invasion; the service was held at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome.

Advisor and Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Policy Vladyslav Vlasiuk held a briefing for heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of EU embassies in Ukraine on an analysis of the impact of sanctions on the Russian Federation and strategies to strengthen the restrictions.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva met with the Heads of the Security Policy Departments at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

The Head of State stressed the importance of establishing a Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) to enable the G7 countries to provide additional financial support to Ukraine and expressed hope for the swift completion of all formal procedures.