Presidential Office

On the instructions of the President of Ukraine and the Head of the Presidential Office, the second round of consultations with the Netherlands on bilateral security arrangements was held today. This was a logical continuation of the dialogue initiated at the end of October within the implementation of the Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine.

Andrii Sybiha highly appreciated the strong allied support that the United Kingdom has been providing to Ukraine from the first days of the full-scale Russian invasion. He specifically noted the active and effective assistance to Ukraine from the United Kingdom and personally from Barbara Woodward within the United Nations, primarily in the Security Council and the General Assembly.

The Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, held a meeting with the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs of the United States, James O’Brien, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State of the United States, Christopher Smith, as part of their working visit to Ukraine.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak held a meeting with the American businessman and philanthropist, Chair of the Open Society Foundations Alexander Soros.

Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak emphasizes the importance of the global community's support in developing effective tools to ensure the return of Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia. He made this statement participating the inaugural meeting of the International Coalition of Countries for the Return of Ukrainian Children held in Kyiv.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Yulia Sokolovska participated in the International Conference "Freedom or Fear," dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak met with the renowned human rights lawyer, civil liberties and child protection advocate, Director of the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute, Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, who is visiting Ukraine.

Andriy Yermak expressed gratitude to France for its assistance to Ukraine during the Russian aggression and extensive support for the Euro-Atlantic integration of our state. The current security situation in Ukraine and the main defense needs were discussed.

The parties discussed the priority areas of cooperation during Italy's presidency of the G7 in 2024. The importance of further comprehensive support for Ukraine as one of the priorities of this presidency was emphasized.

Advisor - Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights and Child Rehabilitation Daria Herasymchuk took part in the press briefing "Stolen Voices: Deportation and Forced Displacement of Ukrainian Children by Ruscists. Facts and Revelations", where the evidence of Russian crimes gathered by experts of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism, specialists of the Yale University Humanities Research Laboratory and Ukrainian civil society activists was presented.