President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a conversation with British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, during which he thanked him for his solidarity with the Ukrainian state and citizens.
“It is important that the topic of Ukraine remains one of the main ones. And such famous people help us reach out to the peoples of those states where the authorities do not support Ukraine,” Zelensky wrote in his telegram channel after the end of the conversation.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine will look for opportunities to help Poland in the energy sector and find a way out of their future energy risks in the near future.
“Today we raised important energy issues. We discussed energy challenges. We are interested that Ukraine can help Poland. We are doing everything to find a way out of their future energy risks in the near future,” Zelensky said at a press conference with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Moravetsky and Latvian President Egils Levits in Kyiv on Friday.
He also called this issue a priority in relations with Poland.
“For us, this is a priority in our relations. Despite the fact that we have a ban on the export of coal during this difficult period, we will look for an opportunity to help Poland. Because Poland, in spite of everything, found certain steps to help us, when it was not easy for her. We understand this responsibility,” the President added.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, during a conversation with the new British Prime Minister Liz Truss, invited him to visit Ukraine.
“I was the first among foreign leaders to have a conversation with newly elected British Prime Minister Liz Truss. He invited her to Ukraine. He thanked the people of Britain for their leadership in defense and economic support for Ukraine. It is important that the UK is ready for further strengthening. We paid attention to security guarantees,” he wrote. on Twitter.
In addition, Zelensky and Truss discussed the participation of the UK in the restoration of Ukraine.
“We coordinated further pressure on the Russian Federation. The goal is to stop the aggression and bring the perpetrators to justice. It is important to recognize Russia as a terrorist state. We will continue active cooperation in all formats,” Zelensky also wrote.
During his first visit to Ukraine since the start of Russian aggression, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan plans to discuss possible steps to end the war through diplomacy with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and UN Secretary General António Guterres, CNN Turk reports, citing a statement from the Communications Department. president.
“(…) The meeting will discuss steps that can be taken to end the Ukrainian-Russian war through diplomacy, by activating the mechanism created to export Ukrainian grain to world markets,” the message posted on the website on Tuesday evening reads.
The Milliyet edition notes that Erdogan will visit Ukraine for the first time since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. During the visit, aspects of Turkish-Ukrainian relations at the level of strategic partnership will be assessed.
As reported, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will travel to Lviv on Thursday, August 18, to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Earlier, the “Club of Experts” released an analysis of the main events that should take place on August 15-21 in Ukraine and the world. For more video analysis, see the link
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky had a telephone conversation with Pope Francis on Friday.
“Briefed him on Russian aggression against Ukraine, its horrible crimes. Grateful to the pontiff for his prayers for Ukraine. Our people need support of world spiritual leaders who should convey to the world the truth about acts of horror committed by the aggressor in Ukraine,” Zelensky said on Twitter.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia’s war against Ukraine “colonial”.
“Russia is a colonialist who wants to destroy our state,” he said, speaking to representatives of the African media.
He urged journalists “to convey to every family on the African continent that we are peace-loving people. We are not different from you. We have the same values.”
Zelensky noted that Russia invests in the African continent less than 1% of all investments in Africa. “This is their faith in the future of the African continent. Russia does not invest in you. It invests politically. They say that they are the heirs of the USSR,” he said.
Zelensky stressed that Ukraine is ready to guarantee the food security of the African continent.
