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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy commends the current composition of the Ethics Council, which is designed to establish compliance of the candidate for the position of a member of the High Council of Justice with the criteria of professional ethics and integrity.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with President of Poland Andrzej Duda. The parties exchanged views on the difficult situation on the Polish-Belarusian border.

The situation with the spread of COVID-19 in Ukraine, the course of vaccination, the provision of hospitals with oxygen and business support during the "red" level of epidemic danger were discussed at a conference call chaired by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

On the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Kyiv from the Nazi invaders, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy laid flowers in the memorial hall of the Monument - Museum of the Liberation of Kyiv, located on the territory of the National Museum-Reserve "Battle for Kyiv in 1943" in the village of Novi Petrivtsi, Kyiv region.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy immediately signed Law № 1780-IX adopted by the Verkhovna Rada “On Prevention of Threats to National Security Related to Excessive Influence of Persons Who Have Significant Economic and Political Weight in Public Life (Oligarchs)”.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy introduced newly appointed Minister of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov to the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

The Ukrainian state, together with local authorities and territorial communities, must create a safe environment for every Ukrainian. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a speech at the All-Ukrainian Forum "Ukraine 30. Safe Community" in Kyiv.

Presenting Oleksiy Reznikov's candidacy for the post of Defense Minister in the session hall of the parliament, Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed confidence that the new minister, like his predecessor, would work to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities.

The President of Ukraine proposed to the Cabinet of Ministers to present a program to support small and medium-sized businesses that comply with the sanitary and epidemiological norms introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular in the regions with a "red" level of epidemic danger.