Current events

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy states that he does not have high expectations from the current format of the Ukrainian-Russian ceasefire talks, because in addition to calls, concrete steps towards each other are needed. However, the civilized world must bring President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table before it is too late. This was stated by the President in an interview with CNN and Reuters.

Today, Ukraine is fighting for the values of freedom and democracy, and other countries of the civilized world must support our state in this struggle. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview for CNN and Reuters.

Ukraine proved its European choice and paid a high price for it. Now is the time for Europe to show that it chooses Ukraine. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a debate in the course of the extraordinary plenary session of the European Parliament on Russian aggression against Ukraine.

In order to strengthen the defense of the capital of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree appointing General Mykola Zhyrnov Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed an application for Ukraine's membership in the European Union. Also, together with Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, a Joint Statement was signed.

“Europeans are aware that our soldiers are fighting for our country and, consequently, for the whole of Europe. For peace for all European countries, for the lives of children, for equality, for democracy. And this gives us the full right to do the following. We appeal to the European Union for Ukraine's immediate accession under a new special procedure,” the Head of State emphasized.