Head of State Volodymyr Zelenskyy is drawing the world's attention to the fact that Ukraine has managed to defend its independence. He believes that the country is now closer to peace than ever in almost three years of full-scale war waged by Russia.
Points of attention
- The President called for continued discussions among world leaders on creating a plan to end the war.
- Trump can bring Putin to the negotiating table by imposing sanctions on Russia's energy and banking systems.
Zelensky believes that peace will return to Ukraine
We are fighting, we are living, we are doing everything to bring peace closer. We are closer to it than ever during these three years of war. We defended our state, independence, country, capital, many different cities and villages. Unfortunately, we lost many people. I am very proud of our heroic people. Who could have imagined all this? Nobody. Who could have known about all this, about all these consequences? Nobody.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine
The Head of State recalled that every Ukrainian and Kyiv's allies must do everything possible to stabilize life in Ukraine.
"I think this is the most important thing," the president added.
Zelenskyy assessed the progress of negotiations between Washington and Moscow
The head of state made it clear that excluding Ukraine from negotiations between the US and Russia on ending the war would be "very dangerous."
Against this background, he called for continuing discussions between Bankova and the White House regarding the development of a ceasefire plan.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that dictator Putin does not want to participate in negotiations or discuss any concessions, which official Moscow views as a loss at a time when his troops have an advantage on the battlefield.
The president believes that Donald Trump can bring Putin to the negotiating table by threatening sanctions targeting the Russian energy and banking systems.
"I think these are the closest and most important steps," added Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
