Thank you so much, dear friends!
Emmanuel, Keir, Friedrich!
Marco – Mr. Secretary! And António, Ursula!
And, of course, all the leaders of the Coalition!
I truly appreciate that you all stand with us, with Ukraine, and that we are working together for our shared security. Right now, when it comes to security, there is nothing to divide between us. There are no separate issues – everything affects all of us. And everyone needs to be fully informed. We firmly believe – security decisions about Ukraine must include Ukraine – that was our position in Geneva and always – security decisions about Europe must include Europe, and the same applies to Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, other countries, and every other nation. And this is simply fair – and it actually works. Because when something is decided behind the back of a country or its people, there is always a high risk that it simply will not work. And we all believe that people should decide their own future, and this is, in particular, what sets us apart from regimes like the one in Moscow. So thank you all for moving forward together and staying coordinated and united.
Friends!
Now we have a good result from Geneva – from the meetings and talks that took place there.
Ukraine has the framework developed by our teams in Geneva. That framework is on the table, and we’re ready to move forward together – with the United States of America, with personal engagement of President Trump, and with Europe, with leaders, and with all partners who have the strength and capacity to help. And I am ready to meet with President Trump – there are sensitive points to discuss, we have them still, and we think that the presence of European leaders could be helpful. And let’s discuss some key issues today in a closed format.
But we must also not lose sight of reality – Russia’s war against us is not in the past, it’s happening every single day. Every day, Russia takes Ukrainian lives. Just last night, thanks for warm words and the words of support from you, friends, so last night, there was yet another massive attack on our country. So we cannot relax or forget that Ukraine still needs defense support, security support, support for our resilience – every day. And as long as Russia has not taken real steps toward demobilization – real steps to shut down its war machine – steps that would clearly show that Russia is serious about ending this war of aggression – we do not have the right to stop working to support Ukraine, to support our people, and to support our collective security – and we do not have the right to demobilize ourselves. We must protect lives, strengthen air defense, and hold the front line, keep sanctions against Russia, finally channel frozen Russian assets to bolster Ukraine protection, and work out, finally, the doable framework for the deployment of the Reassurance Force Ukraine of the Coalition of the Willing by signing off a relevant Memorandum of Understanding.
Please, let us keep working at 100% – for security, as we have before.
And thank you so much.