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Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Israel’s right to defense is beyond doubt

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the world to unite to bring to justice the organizers of the terrorist attack on Israel.
“The world must be united and in solidarity so that terror never tries to subjugate or break lives anywhere. Israel’s right to defense is beyond question. All the circumstances of this terrorist attack must be clarified so that the world knows and brings to justice everyone who incited the attack and helped organize it,” Zelensky wrote on his telegram channel.
He expressed confidence that order would be restored and the terrorists would be destroyed.
“Nowhere in the world should terror be given a single chance, because terror is always a crime not just against one country or its specific victims, but against humanity as such and our entire world. Whoever uses terror is committing a crime against the world. Whoever sponsors terror is a crime against the world,” the president emphasized.
Zelenskyy also called on Ukrainian citizens in the danger zone to carefully follow the instructions of the security forces on the ground and closely monitor the information.
“Please take care of yourself! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and our embassy in Israel are ready to help in any situation. An operational headquarters has been set up to assist Ukrainians in Israel. If you need help, please immediately contact any of our diplomatic or consular missions by any means available to you,” the President said.

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Ukrainian President to visit Romania

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will pay an official visit to Romania next week, Digi24 TV channel reported on Friday, citing its own sources.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and other officials of the country.
It is reported that this will be the first visit of the Ukrainian president to Romania since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The possibility of such a visit was previously announced by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on the same TV channel.
Iohannis and Zelenskyy already met on Thursday in Granada, Spain, at the summit of the European Political Community.
Earlier, Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu also announced his visit to Ukraine. The prime minister and some government ministers will go to Kyiv for talks with representatives of the Ukrainian government to establish as many points of cooperation as possible. These include security, energy, agriculture, and many other issues that need to be addressed by the two countries.

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Ukraine and UK to expand defense cooperation – Zelenskyy

On the sidelines of the 3rd Summit of the European Political Community in Granada (Spain), President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak.

“During the meeting with Rishi Sunak, we discussed efforts to ensure long-term global support for Ukraine. Ukraine and the United Kingdom will continue and expand defense cooperation,” the president wrote on his Telegram.

According to him, they also discussed ways to export Ukrainian grain. In addition, an agreement was reached on the need to protect freedom of navigation in the Black Sea.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with King Philip VI of Spain

As part of the visit of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Kingdom of Spain, the Head of State had an audience with His Majesty King Philip VI in Granada, the President’s press service reported on Thursday evening.
The President expressed gratitude to King Philip, the royal family of Spain and the entire Spanish people for their continued support for Ukraine.
“We appreciate the assistance provided by Spain from the first days of the full-scale invasion of the aggressor state in Ukraine’s struggle for our common European values,” Zelenskyy emphasized.
He also emphasized the significant humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people and the great attention paid to Ukrainians who came to Spain to escape the Russian war.
According to the press service, His Majesty King Philip VI expressed his admiration for the Ukrainian people who are resisting Russian aggression. He emphasized that Spain’s support for Ukraine in this struggle is based on fundamental respect for the sovereignty of countries and the inadmissibility of armed aggression.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy received highest Atlantic Council award in New York

During his visit to the United States, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy was awarded the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards, which recognizes outstanding people who contribute to improving the world.

According to the President’s press service, the Atlantic Council’s highest honor was awarded to the head of the Ukrainian state in May of this year in Kyiv. The official award ceremony took place in New York, where he dedicated the award to the Ukrainian people and partners.

“To be honest, this is not my award. I dedicate this award to all Ukrainians in uniform. I dedicate this award to all our children who were killed by Russian terrorists. We will never forget this. I dedicate this award to all the fathers and mothers who raised such brave Ukrainian soldiers, as well as to all the teachers and doctors who did not leave Ukraine when the full-scale war began,” Zelensky said at the ceremony.

“And, of course, I dedicate this award to all of Ukraine’s partners: The United States, the EU, all the brave countries that stood by us and supported us. Thank you very much! I dedicate this award to all the people in the world who are fighting for freedom and democracy, just like us, Ukrainians. Glory to Ukraine!” – the President added.

This year’s Global Citizen Awards 2023 was also attended by: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who received the award for his significant contribution to peace in Europe and countering the threat to global democracy posed by Russia; Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who was recognized for his leadership in the G7 in strengthening the Global South and promoting international cooperation U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, who was honored for her 40-year career as an economist and political leadership in ensuring a sustainable and inclusive economy in the United States and the world; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, who was honored for her 40-year career as an economist and political leadership in ensuring a sustainable and inclusive economy in the United States and the world.

The event was attended by about 700 people, including current and former heads of state and government, UN ambassadors, representatives of the US administration, global business leaders, media and opinion leaders. The ceremony was covered by leading US media.

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Zelenskyy proposes to create grain hubs in African ports

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed creating grain hubs in African ports, the president’s website reports.

“Ukraine offers very clear actions. To prevent any shocks to the global food market, we can create hubs for millions of tons of grain per year in particularly sensitive areas, such as African ports,” the press service quoted Zelensky as saying during the Sustainable Development Goals summit.

According to him, negotiations have already begun on such opportunities. This will help prevent any shocks to the global food market.

He noted that Ukraine will never abandon its role as a guarantor of global food security: “No one expected us to be able to push the Russian fleet out of our Black Sea waters and give more space to the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the humanitarian initiative Grain from Ukraine. The results are really impressive.”

“Ukrainian food exports have reached the shores of Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Lebanon, Morocco, Somalia, Tunisia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Oman, Pakistan, Turkey, Yemen and other countries. From transit ports, our products were delivered to Ethiopia and Sudan,” the President emphasized.

According to him, the total amount of food is 32 million tons. This is 32 million tons less chaos.

“I thank all those leaders who supported our export programs. Thank you, friends! We have done it. And nothing prevents us from achieving much more ambitious goals,” Zelensky added.

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