“Zelensky revealed the conditions for a strong position of Ukraine in negotiations with the Russian Federation. The President of Ukraine outlined the key factors for strengthening the negotiating position with the Russian Federation: weapons and security guarantees. Zelensky emphasized the importance of maintaining a numerical army and obtaining clear prospects for membership in the EU and NATO.”, — write on: unn.ua
Peace through strength… everything was detailed in our Victory Plan. These are not just loud words, Ukraine is strong there. This is the type of Ukraine that can fight back its independence and protect its people. If you want more details, then there was a package of weapons, strengthening us on the battlefield taking into account our army, not reducing it many times, as the enemy wants. For us today, this is defense number 1 – the preservation of the numerical army that we have today
He noted that the initiative should not be given to the Russians on the battlefield, who unfortunately have it today in the east due to the slow supply and manning of Ukrainian brigades.
“But they definitely lost the initiative in the north, where Sumy, Kurshchyna, and the initiative in Kharkiv region. Stabilization in general is a very important factor. We need to do the same in the Donetsk direction, what was done in other directions. Here, it is about quantity and about time. It will It also depends on the domestic production. We talked a lot about it in detail,” added Zelensky.
The President noted that security guarantees for Ukraine are NATO and the EU.
“If it is not today, then I would like to know when. And whether it will happen. These are very specific things. Even when you know when you have an invitation, or you know specific dates – this is a strong position for Ukraine in any negotiations against Russia,” the head of state emphasized.
We will remind
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that the war in 2024 cost Ukraine about 100 billion dollars, of which almost 50% is the Ukrainian contribution.