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The President will get himself acquainted with the reconstruction of infrastructure facilities included in the National Program "Great Construction" and will take part in the presentation of the Strategy for the development of the region until 2027.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed hope that after the end of his term in office, Ukrainian citizens will be proud of him. He does not intend to hide from people, as most politicians do at the end of their career.

European leaders should clearly announce the conditions for Ukraine to become a full member of the European Union, as stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with Euronews.

The Head of State noted that the situation with Crimea was more complicated than with Donbas. He added that he had raised the "Crimean issue" in the Normandy format talks, but Russia had refused to discuss it.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the new Commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Major General Hryhoriy Halahan. Decree № 358/2020 on his appointment was signed by the President on August 25. By another decree - № 357/2020 - Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Ihor Luniov from this post.

The agreements reached by the leaders of the member states of the Normandy format at the last meeting in Paris in late 2019 are being implemented, although not as quickly as we would like, as stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with Euronews.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with representatives of Jewish religious organizations in Ukraine and discussed compliance with anti-epidemic restrictions during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah in Uman.

In Ukraine, more than 1,600 new patients with COVID-19 have been registered over the past 24 hours, so the Cabinet of Ministers proposes to extend the quarantine until November 1. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a traditional conference call chaired by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukraine continues to receive congratulations from presidents and heads of government on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of independence.

On the Independence Day of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy launched a large-scale information campaign to restart the Ukraine NOW brand. The Head of State recorded an English-language video address to the world community, in which he talks about the new Ukrainian reality.