Ukraine is moving to lock in gas supplies, fuel reserves and energy partnerships ahead of winter, with state energy company Naftogaz working to finalize key agreements in July. President Volodymyr Zelensky outlined the progress on his Telegram channel on Tuesday, saying that Naftogaz CEO Serhiy Koretskyi had reported on inter-company energy negotiations and that agreements are being prepared for July. Separately, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko briefed on fuel supply volumes and the rollout of regional resilience plans across the country.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “It is important that the Ukrainian government and Naftogaz are absolutely clearly fulfilling their tasks of building a network of additional energy partnerships for Ukraine,” Zelensky said, adding that, this way, Ukraine “will be able to support our state and people this winter and in the long term.” Energy diplomacy and political priorities Zelensky said that, based on Svyrydenko’s briefing, some communities are behind schedule on winter preparedness. “We will draw conclusions, including personnel ones,” he said. Zelensky also said political priorities had been identified that could be strengthened at the level of relations with heads of state, pointing to a diplomatic track running alongside the technical energy work. He thanked international partners for their readiness to cooperate with Ukraine on equal terms, as the country works to reduce its vulnerability heading into another wartime winter.