Speeches
We Are Working Very Hard to Resume Prisoner Exchanges in the New Year – Address by the President
1 January 2026 - 18:55
Rustem Umerov is holding meetings in Türkiye – with the Foreign Minister of Türkiye and, next, with the intelligence services. We are working very hard to resume prisoner exchanges in the new year – this is precisely the key topic in our talks with Türkiye.
New Year's Greetings by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy
31 December 2025 - 23:40
We believe in peace, we fight for it, and we work for it. And we will continue to do so. Because in 2026, we truly want that the skies be calm and the land peaceful; that warmth and light fill our homes – and not 170, but the full 220, as it should be; that all our people return home – from the front, from captivity, from occupation; that we stand; that Ukraine stands.
We Have Some New Ideas in Terms of Formats, Meetings, and Timing on How to Bring a Real Peace Closer – Address by the President
25 December 2025 - 19:30
Today, we also spoke for nearly an hour with envoys of the U.S. President – Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. It was a truly good conversation: we went into many details.
Christmas Greeting by the President of Ukraine
24 December 2025 - 17:00
We mark Christmas in a difficult time. Sadly, not all of us are at home this evening. Sadly, not everyone still has a home. And sadly, not everyone is with us tonight. But despite all the suffering that Russia has brought, it is not capable of occupying or bombing what matters most. That is our Ukrainian heart, our faith in one another, and our unity.
We Sense That America Wants to Reach a Final Agreement, and From Our Side, There Is Full Cooperation – Address by the President
23 December 2025 - 21:02
We are working actively and doing everything necessary to ensure that the documents come to fruition and that they are realistic. The key is that Russia must not sabotage this diplomacy and must take ending the war 100% seriously.
Today, Our Negotiating Team Is Returning, and Tomorrow Morning I Expect a Full Briefing on the Documents Prepared – Address by the President
22 December 2025 - 20:49
It is important that the American side be able to elicit a response from Russia – a genuine willingness by that state to focus on something other than aggression.
Without All of Our Foreign Policy Work, It Would Simply Have Been Impossible to Withstand This War – Address by the President on the Occasion of Ukraine's Diplomatic Service Day
22 December 2025 - 19:20
For the first time in its long history, Ukraine has managed to unite virtually the entire world around itself. Today, there is no part of the world where our state, our people, our defense, and the heroism of Ukrainians are unknown.
We Are Working in a Way That Ensures Every Single Day Is Used for Ukraine, and There Should Still Be Relevant News This Year – Address by the President
21 December 2025 - 19:43
The world must not remain silent about this. Everyone must see that without pressure on Russia, they have no intention of genuinely ending their aggression. The pressure must increase.
Statement by the President of Ukraine During a Joint Press Conference With the Prime Minister of Portugal
20 December 2025 - 15:43
We must defend the fundamental principles of Europe and of normal life for nations – independence, sovereignty, and democracy. And all of this must also be reflected in the agreement on ending the war.
Statement by the President of Ukraine During a Joint Press Conference with the President of Poland
19 December 2025 - 15:38
Ukrainian independence and Polish independence are the foundation that enables every nation in our part of Europe to live freely.