President of Ukraine

Speeches

I visited our warriors who are recovering from their wounds. I spoke with veterans – there is an awesome initiative, Titans.UA. There was also an important meeting today with business representatives from our Dnipro region – which is currently the number one region in terms of contribution to Ukraine’s GDP and in many other economic areas.

A meeting will take place in just a few days – on Friday – with representatives of our partner states – these will be military representatives. The meeting will discuss a joint approach to the issue of contingents. We will work based on the prepared proposals from the Ukrainian side, and we need a joint approach for everyone in Europe, and therefore joint decisions.

Europe will not forget the moral conclusions drawn from this war. It cannot be allowed for Putin, other Russian criminals, and the Russian state itself to be absolved of responsibility.

Pressure on Russia and sanctions against it are necessary to ensure that the war and abuse do not expand further. Everyone understands this – everyone who does not turn a blind eye to reality and does not turn a deaf ear to the truth.

Russia deserves increased pressure – all the tough measures that can break its capacity to wage war and sustain the system that wants nothing but war.

We expect a response – a serious one. We are working toward a response. A strong response is urgently needed – above all from the U.S., from Europe, from everyone in the world who has placed their bets on diplomacy. Russia must be forced into peace.

Back on March 11, Ukraine accepted the U.S. proposal for an unconditional ceasefire, and since then, Russia has been fully responsible for stalling diplomacy.

Sanctions are one of the few real tools the world has to pressure Russia into serious talks.

It has been agreed with the American side that a ceasefire in our energy sector can begin today – we believe that once the respective statement on the results of the meetings and all the work of the teams today is published, the transition to silence regarding the energy sector can begin.

Each day like this, every night under Russian missiles and drones, every single day of this war brings loss, pain, and destruction that Ukraine never wanted.