Speeches

Today our country marks Adoption Day. This is probably one of the most honorable missions in life - to help a child avoid an orphan's fate.

We are continuing to prepare for the Defense Industries Forum. Interest in the Forum is very high. This fully reflects Ukraine's strength and potential – our ability to defend ourselves and help other countries preserve freedom and international order.

Restrictive measures against our agricultural exports by the European Union have been cancelled. Now, it is important that European unity works on a bilateral level – with the neighbors.

I would like to emphasize the joint work of Rustem Umerov and the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets on such a new institution as a military ombudsman. This is truly necessary.

The key is to protect our state and people. Defense and security are the first priority, and the funding for defense and security will be at least at the level of this year, i.e. one trillion six hundred billion hryvnias.

I expect a new vote - one with a positive outcome regarding the immediate opening of the register of declarations. This decision should be made already in September. The same is true for the draft law on PEPs – politically exposed persons. And this is a matter not only of the political responsibility of the parliament, but also of our negotiations with the European Union on accession.

Overcome the things that divide you so that in any crisis situation you will always have an ally by your side. When this is your skill on a personal level, it will invariably become your special strength on a community and national level.

I vetoed a law passed by the Verkhovna Rada that contained restrictions on electronic declarations. I think everyone understands the reason for this veto: declarations should be open.

The Ministry of Defense is currently relaunching the accounting system, with assistance from the Ministry of Digital Transformation.

Every week, our warriors continuously keep the initiative in the hands of Ukraine. It is Ukrainian heroism that determines how this war will end. We must all remember this.