According to Ukrinform, the prime minister said this during a meeting of Ukraine's ambassadors.

"The first and unconditional priority is, of course, defense, adequate support for and development of our defense industry. Our task is to turn these decisions into contracts, production and deliveries as quickly as possible," Koretskyi said.

He reminded the participants of the agreements reached in Ankara on international partners' financial support for Ukraine this year and called on them to continue efforts to maintain the level of this support for the next period. He also urged them to keep the entire decision-making chain in their host countries under close watch and prevent possible delays in arms deliveries.

"The second strategic priority is Ukraine's fastest possible progress toward EU membership. I can firmly guarantee that both I and the government are committed to this path. We will continue what previous governments started, because a lot has already been done. We will take the best of it and strengthen it," Koretskyi said.

He also pledged full support for integration into the EU internal market, the industrial visa-free regime, joining the SEPA payment system, and protecting Ukrainian producers.

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According to Koretskyi, the third unconditional priority is the country's financial resilience. He noted that the EU's EUR 90 billion loan has secured Ukraine's basic external financing needs for this year.

"But there is an additional need arising from the realities on the battlefield and a separate, special decision by the General Staff. This requires additional funding. Therefore, we will now update the budget through the end of 2026 and the plan for 2027. And we will certainly need the support of the diplomatic corps in securing this additional financial need," Koretskyi said.

Energy resilience and railway infrastructure are the next areas where diplomatic efforts should focus on engaging international partners.

The Ukraine Energy Support Fund has so far accumulated more than EUR 2 billion, but the funding gap ahead of winter stands at about EUR 650 million. In addition, Ukraine is abandoning the restoration of outdated Soviet-era combined heat and power plants and moving toward the construction of new distributed generation facilities with lower carbon emissions, which requires additional funding.

Another specific task for ambassadors working in CIS countries is to secure assistance from these states to restore Ukraine's railway fleet following Russian attacks.

"The fifth priority is measurable economic diplomacy. An ambassador can and should coordinate Ukraine's economic team abroad. The export strategy through 2030 envisions increasing exports of goods and services to $85 billion. Of course, the continuation of the war is affecting this, but the direction remains unchanged. Domestic processing, with an emphasis on export-oriented goods, is one of the key criteria for economic development. And this needs to be protected and advocated for around the world," Koretskyi said.

He described the intensification of Russian attacks in the Black Sea region, particularly against vessels carrying grain, as a tactical challenge. The prime minister noted that other countries could also feel the impact of these attacks in the near future.

"In addition to the threat to food security, the situation in the Black Sea will certainly affect inflation. We estimate this inflationary pressure at around $65 billion annually worldwide solely as a result of rising wheat prices. If prices for all agricultural commodities also rise, the figure could reach as much as $150 billion," Koretskyi said.

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