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Security and genuine peace for all on the continent remains a top priority. In today’s talks, we focused on these priorities – joint opportunities to bolster our air defense and implement all existing agreements on defense support. We also discussed in detail how we can achieve greater progress in Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations next year.

This is something that will significantly support our guys at the front. We also see the willingness of the Nordic and Baltic states to increase investments in our defense industry, particularly in the production of our domestic drones. I am grateful for this!

Latin American nations have extensive experience in fighting for the rescue of children, and Ukraine relies on their voice in bringing home young Ukrainians abducted by the Russian occupiers.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Latin American parliamentarians and diplomats. Representatives of Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, El Salvador, Ecuador, Peru, and Costa Rica arrived in Kyiv to participate in the Parliamentary Conference “Ukraine – Latin America and the Caribbean: Cooperation for the Future.”

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre.

Andriy Yermak noted that such visits are very important, since representatives of different countries can witness and feel firsthand what Ukrainians are going through today in the face of Russia's full-scale aggression.

Together with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, we decided that it was time to replace the Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi has been appointed as the new Commander. Colonel Oleh Apostol – who previously commanded the 95th Air Assault Brigade. Colonel Pavlo Palisa, a combat commander and Commander of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Brigade, has been appointed Deputy Head of the Office.

The leaders instructed their teams to intensify the dialogue between the Ministries of Defense on the joint production of certain types of weapons.

“We have a common goal – to improve the effectiveness of work on the search, return and reintegration of children. It is also important to document cases of deportation and forced displacement in order to achieve justice. That is why we actively involve Ukrainian civil society in Bring Kids Back UA,” Dariia Zarivna emphasized.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olaf Scholz discussed the possibility of meeting both bilaterally and with other European leaders to coordinate joint actions.