I wish you good health, fellow Ukrainians!
I began today with a report on the work of the air defense – the completion of our warriors' training and the deployment of Patriots in Ukraine.
Second. Today we have already quite thoroughly planned our work with foreign audiences for August and September. Information work, meetings and negotiations, participation in summits. Now, these weeks, even though it is the vacation season in the world, we cannot have any pauses. And especially there can be no pauses in communicating information about Ukraine – about our defense against Russian terror, about our needs. We already have a clear work schedule and pre-arranged meetings, including those with leaders, for the new political season in the world. Ukraine will get everything it needs to withstand and achieve its goals. Today, there were several reports that contributed to a clearer understanding of both tasks and needs. There was a report by the Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Oleh Ivashchenko, on what to expect in the near future and what opportunities Ukraine should definitely seize. We also talked in detail with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, about ensuring our military tasks for this month. We are preparing some news. I also spoke today with Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi, there was a report on the frontline situation and our defensive actions.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, who is visiting China these days, held talks with his counterpart and gave me a report on the results of the meeting. This is the first visit of a Ukrainian official at this level in many years. And this is good. There is a clear signal that China supports Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty. It was also confirmed what Chinese leader Xi Jinping told me – that China will not supply weapons to Russia. I expect a detailed report from the Minister upon his return to Ukraine.
And one more thing. I spoke with our Olympic athletes. With the Ukrainian team that will represent our country and our Ukrainian people at the Summer Games in Paris this week. This is already an achievement for Ukrainians – that in the midst of such a war and full-scale Russian terror, we have prepared, we are still participating in the Olympics. Our flag and the Ukrainian anthem will be in France on par with all nations that respect life and the principles of Olympism. I thank everyone who helps Ukraine to preserve as many elements of normal life as possible – no matter what. I thank everyone who protected the principles of Olympism from distortion and prevented flags and the participation of a terrorist state in the Olympics. Putin is making sure that the only Russian sport today is killing people. And the world will never tolerate this. Russia must lose in war, lose in terror. Then life will win.
We are doing everything for that.
Glory to Ukraine!