President of Ukraine

Current events

As Presidents of Ukraine and Germany, we are grateful for the wealth of existing municipal partnerships and call for more towns and cities in Germany and Ukraine to join in new partnerships!

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting in Kyiv with Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who is visiting our country.

The members of the Staff considered the steps to counter the air attacks of the Russian army on the critical infrastructure facilities of Ukraine, in particular, they analyzed the course of formation of an effective air defense system of Ukraine and provision of the necessary ammunition.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held another meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief on Friday. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhny and Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov reported on the operational situation in the main directions of the front, as well as on the main places of concentration of the forces and means of the enemy and his likely actions in the near future.

President met with the EBRD President

21 October 2022 - 15:00

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso. The Head of State noted that the visit of the EBRD President is an important signal of support for Ukraine.

The Head of State noted that the visit of the congressmen to Ukraine is especially important today, when Russia increased its terror againt peaceful cities and civilian infrastructure, hitting them with missiles and Iranian drones.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine is also open to investments, the arrival of businesses and financial companies, and new technologies.

The Head of State noted that Ukraine has already frozen the assets of many Russian citizens subject to sanctions. The President of Ukraine thanked the countries that also froze Russian assets, in particular the accounts of Russian legal entities. Among others, Switzerland supported Ukraine in this matter.

According to the Memorandum, the signatories intend to expand and deepen cooperation in the field of digital transformation in order to promote the recovery of Ukraine through digitization.

The President of Ukraine thanked Switzerland for its clear and principled condemnation of Russia's criminal attempt to annex the occupied territories of Ukraine and its support for the EU's sanction packages against the Russian Federation.