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During a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for the preparation of the seventh package of sanctions against Russia, which should be even more powerful.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, who is on a visit to our country.

"I believe that today the world must clearly put the Russian Federation and its leadership in their place. And their place is on their territory. And they should stay there, live and decide what to do there," the President stressed.

"I can't build a comfortable state for you without you. I can build a state for all of us, for our generation, for the elderly. We can build a modern country, but it is impossible to build the future without the younger generation," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The President thanked the Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom for the effective support for Ukraine by the British government in our fight against Russian aggression. Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that Great Britain is a true friend of Ukraine. This was especially evident after the beginning of Russia's unprovoked brutal aggression against our state.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the Yale CEO Summit in a video conference mode.

Titled tennis player, Elina Svitolina, has become the second ambassador for UNITED24, a fundraising platform initiated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The ambassador was introduced during a zoom call with the President of Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, and platform coordinator Yaroslava Gres.

Ukraine's further success in the war against the Russian aggressor and the deoccupation of territories depend not only on the unity of the Ukrainian people and the strength of the Armed Forces, but also on the weapons supplied to us by partner states, political support and consistent Western sanctions policy. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with Financial Times Editor Roula Khalaf.

Ukraine is negotiating with a number of countries and with the United Nations to unblock ports for the unimpeded export of grain, but weapons we receive from partner countries remain the main guarantor in this matter. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a conversation with media representatives on the occasion of Journalist's Day.

Negotiations on the exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia, including the military who left the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, are being conducted by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, whose task is to return Ukrainian citizens home. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a conversation with media representatives.