President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, which brought together representatives of more than 30 countries, both in person and online. This was the 16th meeting of the Coalition since its first gathering in February 2025.

This year’s Summit theme is “World 2026: Finding Stability in Times of Uncertainty.” The event became a platform for countries from around the world to share their own experiences of resilience.

The Head of State outlined in detail the challenges that require urgent action – financing the army and addressing the budget deficit. The President emphasized that it is important that Luxembourg is ready to help find solutions both bilaterally and multilaterally within the European Union.

So let us make this meeting truly productive – with real contributions to our security and decisions that make us stronger. We need it.

“I would like to thank those leaders and those nations who, without hesitation, supported our country and our people, our independence, and who came to Ukraine today to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence with us,” the Head of State said.

In Kyiv, on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day, the first-ever parade of aerial, ground, and naval drones in the country took place, featuring nearly 100 pieces of Ukrainian weaponry. And this is only part of what our country can already be proud of.

hirty-five years since the Act of Declaration of Independence of our state, independence of Ukraine was adopted. Before that, many did not believe that Ukraine would become independent. At the time, the world’s most capable intelligence services did not give their presidents, their leaders, a confident assessment that Ukraine would truly become independent. But Ukrainians restored the independence of their country.