President Museveni meets Ukrainian Ambassador
“Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we have had two years of fighting, two years of suffering, two years of stoking global tensions and straining global relations.
President Museveni meets Ukrainian ambassador to Kenya H.E Andrii Pravednyk. (PPU Photos)
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____________________ Ukrainian Ambassador to Kenya H.E Andrii Pravednyk President Museveni Meets Ukrainian Ambassador to Kenya H.e Andrii Pravednyk
President Yoweri Museveni has held talks with Andrii Pravednyk, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Uganda resident in Nairobi.
The talks occurred on Friday, June 7 at State House, Entebbe. The Embassy of Ukraine in Kenya's areas of responsibility includes Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi, and the Union of Comoros Islands.
According to a press release issued by the Presidential Press Unit, President Museveni and Ambassador Pravednyk engaged in fruitful discussions, addressing various areas of mutual interest such as economic cooperation, trade relations, and security.
Without details, the PPU brief further reads, "The courtesy call underscored the commitment of both Uganda and Ukraine to strengthening their diplomatic ties and exploring new avenues for collaboration". 
Gen. Abubaker Jeje Odong the minister of Foreign Affairs was one of the dignitaries at the Friday meeting.
Ukraine is currently at war with Russia. Two years ago on February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, Russia has failed to capture Kyiv and take control of the Ukrainian government.
Addressing the Security Council - on Ukraine, The Secretary-General of the United Nations António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres early this year warned that the danger of the conflict escalating and expanding is very real. And around the world, the war is deepening geopolitical divides; Fanning regional instability, shrinking the space available to address other urgent global issues, and undermining the shared norms and values that make us all safer.
“Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we have had two years of fighting, two years of suffering, two years of stoking global tensions and straining global relations.
The conflict accelerated a surge in food prices, economic shocks, and a global cost-of-living crisis – hitting developing countries still recovering from COVID-19 the hardest.
In addition, the prospect of this war resulting in a nuclear accident chills spines around the world. Both sides to the conflict must take all possible measures to prevent that from happening – at all nuclear sites across the country, he stressed while urging.
The International Atomic Energy Agency to continue to support these efforts.,” he said on 23 February 2024.
Guterres further reported, “Nearly four million Ukrainians have been internally displaced including almost one million children while over 14.5 million people inside the country need humanitarian assistance.
Humanitarian aid programs carried out by the United Nations and our partners, particularly our Ukrainian partners, reached 11 million people last year.
That included providing lifesaving food, water, healthcare, and shelter, as well as working to remove the deadly explosives that litter the Ukrainian landscape.
The war is also hurting the people of Russia. According to Guterres, thousands of young Russians are dying on the frontlines. Civilians hit by strikes in Russian cities are also suffering.