Mykola Tochytskyi

Ukraine’s fight is our fight, their cause is our cause, and their independence will be our victory. To the Ukrainian communities in Canada and around the world celebrating their culture, identity, and traditions this Vyshyvanka Day: Canada stands with you.

On Vyshyvanka Day, we celebrate Ukraine’s cultural heritage and incredible resilience. The traditional embroidered shirt symbolises unity and national identity. As we thread our future together and integrate Ukraine into our programmes, we reaffirm our unwavering support for 🇺🇦

Together with Andrii Sybiha, we updated our European foreign policy tasks for May and June. At the team level, we are maintaining an active dialogue with Hungary’s new authorities, and there are prospects for a constructive reset of relations. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and other government officials are preparing for a format of bilateral consultations with Hungary – I am counting on results. We also discussed with the Minister our work with European institutions to open clusters in the negotiation process on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union – Ukraine has taken the necessary steps, and it is important to have a clear timeline for the processes. Andrii Sybiha also reported on communication with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. We seek the normalization of relations and cooperation on the basis of mutual respect and mutual strengthening, and we are ready to take steps toward this. Separate tasks have been defined regarding negotiations to end Russia’s war and Europe’s possible representation in this process – for now, these tasks are not public. We expect Europe to be strong, and for our part, we are doing everything to ensure that pan-European positions and interests are taken into account, just as Ukraine’s are. Glory to Ukraine!