President Volodymyr Zelenskky: “Cyprus has now begun its presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will continue through the first half of this year.
“We are working to make as much progress as possible during this period on opening negotiating clusters and on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. We discussed this today with the President of Cyprus @Christodulides, and I am counting on productive cooperation.
“The President and I talked about strengthening sanctions against Russia, which must remain in place as long as Russia’s aggression and occupation continue.
“We also touched on reinforcement of our air defense, the production and supply of drones, and Cyprus’s participation in the PURL initiative and SAFE instrument. We hope that support for Ukraine will remain strong.
“Thank you to Cyprus and to the President for the support.