Провів нараду щодо нашої політики на Польському напрямку. Пріоритети очевидні: усім в Європі потрібні добросусідські, рівноправні та взаємовигідні відносини, які будуються на повазі. Польща відчутно підтримала Україну після початку повномасштабного російського вторгнення, і ми вдячні Польщі. Захист незалежності України прямо означає посилення незалежності Польщі, і безпекові виклики, які стоять у наш час перед Європою, можуть бути вирішені тільки у співпраці, зокрема у співпраці вільних націй нашого регіону. Дякую учасникам наради за ініціативність і пропозиції.
Домовилися зробити кілька ключових речей. Перше: будуть рішення на дипломатичному напрямку. Друге: будуть відкриті всі архіви Сл��жби безпеки України та Служби зовнішньої розвідки України щодо трагічних подій 20-го століття на Волині. Третє: будуть рішення для надання додаткової суттєвої кількості дозволів на пошукові ексгумаційні роботи, і разом із польською стороною маємо забезпечити більшу спроможність для проведення таких робіт. Четверте: обговорили можливі формати для розширення міжсуспільного діалогу України та Польщі. П’яте: домовилися з Олександром Алфьоровим, керівником Українського інституту національної пам’яті, про розширення можливостей інституту. Олександр підготовить і представить системні пропозиції, і прошу відповідних урядовців та профільний комітет Верховної Ради України розглянути можливість збільшити фінансове та інше забезпечення Українського інституту національної пам’яті. Для достойного представництва українськ��х інтересів потрібні й відповідні спроможності. Дякую всім, хто працює заради нашої держави та людей!
I held a meeting on our policy toward Poland. The priorities are clear: all of us in Europe need good-neighborly, equal, and mutually beneficial relations built on respect. Poland provided significant support to Ukraine after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, and we are grateful to Poland. Defending Ukraine's independence directly means strengthening Poland's independence, and the security challenges Europe faces today can only be addressed through cooperation – particularly cooperation among the free nations of our region. I thank the meeting participants for their initiative and proposals.
We agreed on several key steps. First, there will be decisions on the diplomatic track. Second, all archives of the Security Service of Ukraine and the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine concerning the tragic events in Volyn during the 20th century will be opened. Third, there will be decisions to grant a substantial number of permits for search and exhumation work, and together with the Polish side, we must ensure greater capacity to carry out this work. Fourth, we discussed possible formats for expanding dialogue between the societies of Ukraine and Poland. Fifth, I agreed with Oleksandr Alfyorov, Head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance, to expand the Institute's capabilities. Oleksandr will prepare and present comprehensive proposals, and I ask the relevant government officials and the competent committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to consider increasing financial and other support for the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance. Appropriate capabilities are essential to properly represent Ukraine's interests. Thank you to everyone working for our state and our people!
🇩🇪😳 Noah Krieger, a member of the German AfD, whose real name is Murad Dadaev, announced the creation of a battalion of German citizens in Russia.
The unit will be called "Krieger" and, according to him, will primarily focus on countering drones.
Murad Dadaev is a native of Chechnya and promoted pro-Russian views in the AfD.
It is known that, as a party member, he traveled to Chechnya, met with high-ranking officials and security forces, and presented Deputy Prime Minister Akhmed Dudayev with a Luftwaffe dagger with a swastika.
After the trip, the AfD branch in Lower Saxony began the process of expelling him from the party, but its completion was not publicly announced.
❗️Zelenskyy awards Turkish Foreign Minister with Order of Merit II Class
During the meeting, the parties discussed diplomatic steps to bring peace closer, the situation on the battlefield, and bilateral cooperation between Ukraine and Türkiye.
Separately, Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of implementing the free trade agreement and expressed hope for further growth in trade between the two countries.
I met with Ihor Klymenko. I am grateful to him for his work within the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There have been many difficult challenges, and the response has always been effective. Ihor Klymenko will continue working for Ukraine in the field of protecting our state and people. I offered him the position of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. The relevant appointment decree is already in preparation.
The key priority is ensuring the most effective possible coordination among all components of the security and defense sector, as well as daily oversight of the implementation of decisions. Every decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief must be implemented in full and within the established timeframe. The Government of Ukraine, our Defense and Security Forces of Ukraine, and the entire system of state institutions must operate in a way necessary to achieve the defined national objectives. A separate priority is the coordination of defense production. Thank you for your service to Ukraine!
🇵🇱🇺🇦 Zelensky: I held a meeting on our policy on the Polish direction. The priorities are obvious: everyone in Europe needs good-neighborly, equal and mutually beneficial relations built on respect.
Poland has significantly supported Ukraine after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, and we are grateful to Poland.
We agreed to do several key things. First: there will be decisions on the diplomatic front.
Second: all archives of the Security Service of Ukraine and the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine regarding the tragic events of the 20th century in Volhyn will be opened.
Third: there will be decisions to provide an additional significant number of permits for search and exhumation work, and together with the Polish side we must ensure greater capacity to carry out such work.
Fourth: we discussed possible formats for expanding the inter-society dialogue between Ukraine and Poland.
Fifth: we agreed with Oleksandr Alferov, head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance, to expand the capabilities of the institute.
Ukraine struck 12 russian vessels in the Black Sea.
The targets included 9 cargo ships, a tanker, an LNG tanker, and a tugboat.
From July 6 to 17, Ukraine destroyed or damaged 159 vessels - 117 in the Sea of Azov and 42 in the Black Sea.
🇺🇦 Protests against the resignation of Mykhailo Fedorov continue.
People have already taken to the streets in Kyiv, Poltava, Mykolaiv, and Lutsk.
The largest demonstrations are expected today at 20:00. The main demand is the resignation of Syrsky.
🇺🇦- Volodymyr Zelensky on the dismissal of the Defense Minister:
“A president during wartime should not have to choose in such a situation. I would very much like unity. The parties did not find it. And in this, the problem is not only of the parties, but also mine. That is, I do not absolve myself of responsibility.
I respect the parties, I know their strengths, I know their weaknesses, and I very much want them to strengthen Ukraine. But it is what it is. And in such a situation, you have a choice — either one side or the other.
Because without me, they do not sit down. I am the President of Ukraine. There is the Minister of Defence, there is the army leadership — they must work on their own, daily, constantly.”