President of Ukraine

Speeches

When everyone helps one, the freedom of each wins. This rule has worked repeatedly throughout history. It will work now too - for all of us.

Despite all the challenges in the world, our careful, clear approach to every requirement and every opportunity can provide the Defense Forces with everything necessary.

It is vital to eliminate any possible schemes to circumvent sanctions. We are also working on new sanctions: the architecture of pressure on Russia must be strengthened.

Our priorities are clear: to fully implement the decision on opening negotiations, to prepare our negotiation framework with the European Union, and to develop a system of relations and communication with the Alliance members so that every state and every leader feels one hundred percent that NATO will become much stronger together with Ukraine.

Two years of this war have proven that Europe needs its own sufficient arsenal for the defense of freedom. Its own capabilities to ensure defense.

We are working tirelessly so that this year, our defense and security forces can rely mostly on our Ukrainian production in their actions.

As always, we are using every day of this week to intensify our international efforts so that this year starts yielding results from the first weeks.

I am grateful to all our partners who are already forming new support packages. There will be a lot of relevant communication this month.

At every international meeting that can help the cause, we raise the issue of returning our captives. And we will continue this work to return our people… All our people.

The feeling of impunity among the Russian rulers, formed over decades of their unlimited power, has already caused many deaths and suffering. Russia must learn what accountability for destroying life is and what the power of defending life is.