Today, together with the President of the Association of Ukrainians in Belgium Igor Chechelak, the ambassador of Ukraine to the European Union Vsevolod Chentsov, as well as with the participation of colleagues from the Delegation of Ukraine to the EU, we discussed the instructions of the President of Ukraine and agreed to cooperate in monitoring sanctions imposed against Russia, their effectiveness and the use of possible loopholes to bypass them.

In addition, we will work together to repair the damage done to Ukraine and our citizens as a result of the war. We expect that Members of the European Parliament will join the cooperation in these areas.

I was also glad to meet Lyudmila Denisova, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Mindful of our past cooperation in addressing violations of the environmental rights of Ukrainian citizens, I assured her of my commitment to help Ukrainian refugees in Belgium who were forced to leave their homes because of the war.

Our work goes on.