On International Black Sea Action Day, 31 October, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky spoke online with Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reports. The two discussed security in the Black Sea region after Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. PM Denkov pointed out that Bulgaria firmly supports Kyiv in the war, and will promote the friendly relations between the two countries. President Zelensky laid emphasis on Ukraine’s efforts to guarantee global food security with the alternative Black Sea export corridor.

President Zelensky spoke of the difficult situation on the war front and the urgent needs of the Ukrainian defence forces. “Ukraine’s success in the battle for the Black Sea will go down in history,” Volodymyr Zelensky said.