In Oslo, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre. During the meeting, the parties discussed specific measures to strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities, including enhancing air defense, providing ammunition for Ukrainian troops, investing in Ukraine’s defense industry, and developing joint production.

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, along with her team from the Olena Zelenska Foundation, visited the Åland Islands, an autonomous region of Finland. The First Lady met with Speaker of Parliament Jörgen Pettersson and members of the government.

During his virtual participation in the European Council meeting, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on partners to further increase support for Ukraine, invest in Ukrainian and domestic weapons production, maintain sanctions against Russia, and make efforts to unblock the negotiation process on Ukraine's accession to the EU.

It’s crucial that your support for Ukraine doesn’t decrease but instead continues and grows. And this is especially true for air defense, military aid, and our overall resilience.

In particular, the leaders will discuss steps to strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities, enhance air defense, supply F-16 aircraft, artillery systems and ammunition, and invest in Ukrainian weapons production.

During a visit to Finland, the First Lady of Ukraine and the team of the Olena Zelenska Foundation met with local business leaders, philanthropists, and representatives of the cultural and educational communities.

In Helsinki, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of Finland Alexander Stubb visited Merihaka, the city’s largest civil protection shelter, built in 2003.