Zelensky visited Austria, Ukraine returned the bodies of fallen soldiers. Main highlights from June 16.
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During his visit to Austria, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and First Lady Doris Schmidauer in Vienna. Zelensky noted that support for Ukraine from Austria is growing, including various aspects such as humanitarian demining, the return of stolen Ukrainian children, joint sanctions policy, and assistance in the post-war recovery of the country.
The parties signed several memoranda and declarations on cooperation in agriculture, interregional and municipal cooperation, as well as political and economic issues. Documents were also signed regarding the return of Ukrainian children who were prisoners of war from Russia.
As part of the Istanbul agreements, Ukraine returned the bodies of 1245 fallen soldiers. The last stage of repatriation took place during the President's visit to Austria. Currently, examinations and identification of these bodies are ongoing.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky nominated Ruslan Kravchenko for the position of Prosecutor General. This issue will be considered at one of the upcoming plenary sessions of the Verkhovna Rada.
During a live broadcast on Iranian state television Akharin Khabar, the Israeli army struck their headquarters. The broadcast was abruptly interrupted after the strike when a studio employee criticized Israel.
A meeting between the USA and Russia aimed at resolving issues related to the operation of embassies was canceled. The parties hope that this will not lead to further complications in diplomatic relations.
During his trip to Austria, the Ukrainian president discussed many important issues with the Federal President and signed several documents concerning cooperation between the countries.
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