President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that work with partners is ongoing to strengthen the state's defense capabilities. He said this said during the evening address.
"I spoke with the military. They reported on the front, on our operations. I am grateful to all our soldiers for their resilience," — he noted.
According to Zelensky, active work is currently underway on new weapons supplies, their increased production in Ukraine, as well as on better provisioning of the Ukrainian army. He reported that there are already positive agreements with partners, and new ones are expected.
"We will work towards this in the coming weeks. It is important to implement every agreement as soon as possible so that it feels real that there are more forces, more means, more sky protection, more air defense systems. This is a key priority," - emphasized the president.
Zelensky also reported on the highest-level political signals from the United States of America and European partners.
"We have political signals at the highest level — good signals, in particular from the United States of America, from our European friends. According to all reports, supplies have been restored," said Zelensky.
He also announced further coordination with the American side: "We will continue to work next week with the American side at the military level, in particular our military with General Kellogg."
The president added that new defense packages from EU countries are being prepared. In addition, "strong steps" regarding new sanctions against Russia are expected in the near future.
"The pressure must work," Zelensky emphasized.
