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Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva had a phone conversation with Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on Foreign Policy and Security Tomáš Pojar.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak met with journalists representing a number of leading European media: Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany), Le Figaro, L'Opinion and Radio France (France), TVN (Poland).

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva held an online consultation with Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia Liis Lipre-Järma.

A meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) took place today, which could give restrained optimism about the possible de-escalation of the situation in Donbas and the unblocking of the peace process. The meeting reached a common understanding on the need to restore the ceasefire within the relevant steps agreed on July 22, 2020, as evidenced, inter alia, by OSCE representatives.

The Ukrainian government has taken a number of systemic measures to avoid a sharp rise in tariffs for housing and utility services amid rising energy prices in the world. This was stated by Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Rostyslav Shurma.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak briefed the Ukrainian ambassadors on the progress of negotiations within the Minsk process and the Normandy format on ending the war and resolving the situation in Donbas.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Roman Mashovets discussed the security situation in eastern and around Ukraine, ways to improve it and some issues of bilateral security cooperation with Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany Tobias Lindner.

Today, the Office of Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea celebrates its 29th anniversary. After President Volodymyr Zelenskyy changed the approach to the role of this body, the Office of Representative became more actively involved in the process of returning the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Permanent Representative of the President to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Anton Korynevych has said.

Ihor Zhovkva informed the interlocutor in detail about the current security situation in Donbas. He noted the importance of a coordinated response by the international community to another escalation around Ukraine's borders, and stressed the need for Ukraine's NATO and EU partners to agree on necessary measures in response to the potential escalation of the security situation.

Roman Mashovets informed his interlocutor about the aggravation of the situation in Donbas and the concentration by the Russian Federation of an armed group along the Ukrainian border ready to be used against our state.