I wish you health, dear Ukrainians!

Today was a long day - many events. First. A meeting on negotiations, first of all our coordination with America. We are in contact with President Trump's representatives every day, this is important. At the meeting in Washington, we talked about how we can create new circumstances so that there is real diplomacy. We are trying to implement all this. Budanov, Umerov, Arakhamia, Kyslytsia reported - each on their own elements of the negotiation track - where we are in the negotiations and what is happening in Moscow with the attitude to the negotiations. We will be ready for all formats of meetings, we expect that now, in August, Vitkoff and Kushner will be active. Work is also ongoing with other partners, in particular in the Gulf countries, who can support our diplomatic efforts, our security needs. Right now, we cannot announce everything privately, without details. We will be grateful to our partners for the result.

Second. Today we spoke in quite detail with government officials and the diplomatic team of the Office on the situation with the European Union - about our needs, our expectations and our plans. The opening of clusters in the negotiations has already begun, this is not just something bureaucratic. This is a real approximation of the time when we will be able to say that Ukraine is acquiring full membership in the EU. This is precisely our goal. Full membership. And today we have determined the order of steps that can accelerate this. We in Ukraine believe that we can set up the process so that our accession proceeds on a special fast track. What does this mean in practice? Various integration processes, work on the rapprochement of our institutions - all this may not be stretched out in time. We can take parallel steps in all areas of integration. I am counting on such an accelerated accession program, which should be part of the government's action program. Prime Minister Koretsky, the relevant Deputy Prime Minister Chentsov are already preparing this. All these details should be presented in August.

For Ukraine, joining the EU, and for the EU, Ukraine's accession is not only about politics and economics, and not only about social issues. But also about security. First of all, about security. We all want to preserve Euro-Atlantic unity. The best way to preserve it will be for Europe to be more independent and stronger. This is already called the Europeanization of security within this Alliance, within the Euro-Atlantic community. And this is directly related to what NATO will be like. We are making our contribution, only with Ukraine can the EU be and must be guaranteed to be able to defend itself against all types of threats.

There was a report from the SBU. He approved new operations for the Security Service of Ukraine. Today, Oleksandr Poklad reported on what was done in July. We have set priorities for August. I am grateful to the SBU for its strong positions. Today, there is already a report from the Ministry of Defense on the defeat of Russians in July at the front. It was the "Alpha" of the Security Service of Ukraine that was top-1 in terms of defeats. They succeeded the most. Just well done! And in total, during this July, all our units at the front destroyed 30,272 Russians precisely with drones. These are the eliminated and seriously wounded. And this is only what has clear video confirmation. That is, the trend at the front is unchanged. The Russians lose about 30,000 soldiers every month. Our army and all units of the Defense and Security Forces of Ukraine will have even more drones.

I thank everyone who protects Ukraine and our people, everyone who helps us with air defense missiles! This is the first priority - air defense. It is important that partners hear Ukraine, know that each package for our air defense really protects life, the lives of people.

Glory to Ukraine!