Current events

The Head of State thanked Charles Michel and all the EU member states for the actual start of Ukraine's EU accession negotiations and emphasized that Ukrainians had been waiting for it for a long time.

Lithuania will provide Ukraine with security assistance and modern military equipment across the land, air, sea, space, and cyber-electromagnetic domains. Lithuania will also potentially reopen a military training mission on the territory of Ukraine.

The Estonian government will allocate at least 0.25% of GDP annually in 2024-2027 for military support to our country. Estonia was the first country to propose fixing a percentage of GDP to support Ukraine in bilateral security agreements.

In Brussels, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen signed the Joint Security Commitments between Ukraine and the EU.

At the Field of Mars of the Lychakiv Cemetery, the Head of State laid flowers to the graves of the defenders of Ukraine who were killed in the battles with the Russian occupiers.

During his working trip to the Donetsk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on the security situation in the region. During the meeting, the Head of State officially introduced the newly appointed Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andriy Hnatov.

The medics are the first to receive the wounded from the battlefield here – not only from their own brigade, but also from neighboring units. The coordinator of the stabilization point, Vitaliy Tymoshchuk, told the Head of State about the specifics of their work, and the supply of medications and equipment.