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We reaffirm our strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, extending to its territorial waters. The Russian Federation’s decision to recognise the so-called “LNR” and “DPR” will have no legal implications.

After the meeting, the Presidents will talk to the media.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, during which a decision was made to impose a state of emergency on the entire territory of Ukraine, except the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, where Joint Forces Operation is underway.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is initiating a program of economic patriotism, which will provide targeted support to certain sectors of the economy, reduce the tax burden on entrepreneurs, limit inspections and create incentives to attract funds of the population to businesses and the banking system.

The Head of State initiated the formation of the country's Defense Coalition in the Parliament and stressed the importance of its creation at this time. Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the representatives of the parliamentary factions to ensure the prompt adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of decisions related to strengthening the defense capabilities of our state.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he had received a request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine regarding the severance of diplomatic relations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The Head of State said this during a conversation with the media following the talks with President of the Republic of Estonia Alar Karis in Kyiv.

"We agreed that the contribution to strengthening the stability of Ukraine will be an increase in Estonian business, Estonian investment in Ukraine. Interest in the increase is mutual. Therefore, I invite Estonian investors to take a more active part in energy, infrastructure projects and IT development in Ukraine," the President said during a meeting with media representatives following negotiations with the President of Estonia in Kyiv.

The decision of the Russian Federation to recognize the terrorist groups operating in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions is another manifestation of aggression against Ukraine and requires an immediate response from our partners, including the imposition of tough sanctions. This was emphasized by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a conversation with media representatives following talks with President of the Republic of Estonia Alar Karis in Kyiv.

The parties state that Russia's recognition of the so-called "Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics" affirms a conscious unilateral withdrawal from the Minsk agreements and is a clear violation of international law, the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the most serious blow to the political-diplomatic settlement, which Ukraine and its partners are actively working to promote.

After the talks, the Heads of State will meet with representatives of Ukrainian and foreign media.