Current events
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demands that the government find a systematic decision to address the problem of annual flooding in the western regions of Ukraine. He made this statement during a conference call on the consequences of bad weather in the west of the country, at which Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported on the latest information on the emergency situation in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.
Pursuant to the instruction of the President, the Prime Minister flew to the Ivano-Frankivsk region to assess the damage from the bad weather
24 June 2020 - 09:17
Pursuant to the instruction of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Minister of the Interior Arsen Avakov flew immediately to the Ivano-Frankivsk region affected by the bad weather. They will hold a meeting with the commission on technogenic and ecological safety and emergencies there.
President commissioned to promptly help the residents of the western regions who suffer from the bad weather
23 June 2020 - 18:27
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy keeps the situation in the western regions of Ukraine, where the weather is raging, under control. The Head of State is also monitoring the situation with regard to a house in Kyiv where an explosion took place killing five people.
We have to move with insurance payments faster than COVID-19 - President
23 June 2020 - 12:59
Epidemiological investigations into the deaths of doctors working with COVID-19 patients have begun. This was reported to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the traditional conference call on preventing the spread of coronavirus.
Skype interview of Volodymyr Zelenskyy to The Globe and Mail: full text
22 June 2020 - 17:07
Journalist Mark Mackinnon asks President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to talk about a recent conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and negotiations on visa facilitation for Ukrainians.
We must take care of the safety of children, especially when they have a responsible period of standardized external testing - President
22 June 2020 - 15:28
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a traditional conference call on the prevention of the spread of coronavirus involving representatives of the government and law enforcement agencies.
Children from the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions will be able not to take the standardized external testing for university enrolment
22 June 2020 - 13:39
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is initiating amendments to the Law “On Higher Education” to make university enrolment for school graduates from the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk, Luhansk regions and Crimea as easy as possible.
All countries that took part in the elections of non-permanent members of the UN Security Council are partners of Ukraine - Volodymyr Zelenskyy
21 June 2020 - 20:29
All countries that participated in the elections of non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for 2021-2022, including Canada, are partners of Ukraine, regardless of the results of the voting. This was emphasized by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with The Globe and Mail.
Ukraine and Canada strengthen economic and political ties - President
21 June 2020 - 20:26
Visa liberalization with Canada would be an important step for Ukraine in strengthening relations between the two countries, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with The Globe and Mail.
Public places must meet epidemiological requirements during quarantine - President
20 June 2020 - 13:59
This week, the morbidity rate of COVID-19 in Ukraine increased. Currently, 44 people per 100,000 population are ill, and last week the figure was 38 per 100,000. This was reported to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a traditional conference call on preventing the spread of coronavirus.