Ukraine’s Recovery, Defense Assistance, and Strengthening EU Sanctions Against Russia: President Meets with President of the Council of Ministers of Italy

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with President of the Council of Ministers of Italy Giorgia Meloni.

Olena Zelenska: Ukraine’s Recovery First and Foremost Means the Creation of the Best Conditions for People

People must be at the center of all recovery processes in Ukraine. First Lady Olena Zelenska emphasized this during her speech at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025) in Rome.

Let This Be the Moment We Start Building a Coalition for Recovery — President at URC 2025

Russia launches hundreds of drones and missiles every night, so Ukraine needs increased investments in air defense and the establishment of a coalition of countries for recovery. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the opening of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025, held in Rome.

Address by the President to the Participants of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025

Ensuring a decentralised reconstruction process

The European Alliance of Cities and Regions for the Reconstruction of Ukraine endorsed recommendations for a decentralised recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine and handed them to the co-hosts of the URC2024. The set of recommendations, which was drafted together by EU and Ukrainians regions and cities and their associations as well as by the Congress of Council of Europe was presented at the European Summit of Regions and Cities to then Ukraine's deputy minister for communities, territories and infrastructure, Oleksandra Azarkhina, and to Georg Milbradt, Germany's special envoy to Ukraine for decentralisation, representing Svenja Schulze, Germany's minister for economic Cooperation and development.

Co-Chairs’ Statement

We have come together – with governments, international organisations, financial institutions, businesses, regions, municipalities and civil society – united by a shared commitment to strengthen the resilience of Ukraine for as long as needed. With over 3.400 participants representing the various stakeholder groups, we demonstrated our strong engagement for Ukraine’s future at the URC2024.