President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is holding a major press conference on February 24, 2023, the anniversary of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
The performance began with a moment of silence.
Main statements:
Uniting the whole world is my main task.
• We are not at war, we are fighting for our lives.
• It was not this war that caused this crisis, but Russia provoked it.
• Defense of the sky, planes, tanks, long-range weapons - this is my task, which I have to discuss tete-a-tete.
• We have the support of the Big Seven.
• There will be a big support package from Japan as well.
• Japan is a country expected in Ukraine. Japan has provided great support to Ukraine.
Zelenskyi on Turkey and Erdogan:
• We take Turkey's pain as our own.
• I am grateful to Erdogan for the "Azovians".
• Before the war, I told Erdogan: put Putin at the negotiating table. He couldn't do it. And now he can, but we can't.
Zelensky believes that Russia can invade other countries.
• Moldova is an example. A possible attack on Transnistria, an attack on Kisheniv.
• Now Russia is "putting" in the media that the situation on the border of Ukraine and Transnistria is tense, that Ukraine wants to go there.
Zelenskyi on long-range weapons for Ukraine:
"Long-range weapons are the protection of the population. A narrative is spreading among our partners that long-range weapons are allegedly necessary for strikes against Russia. However, Russia has placed its weapons on the territory of Ukraine at such a distance that they can hit the civilian population. For example, they constantly bomb." Kherson, knowing that the armed forces have no weapons to answer them."
The Polish president said that if this war had lasted another year, Russia would have invaded one more country. Do you think it is possible? - a journalist.
"Yes, Russia is looking for a weak point and Moscow's influence. We intercepted a document that wanted to change the leadership of Moldova. Now they claim that shots were fired from our side on the border of Moldova and Ukraine. This is a provocation, because we consider the territory of Transnistria to be a part of independent Moldova and respect its territory." integrity" - Zelenskyi.
Zelensky commented on the deoccupation of Crimea:
"Everyone wants every next step to be the last, victorious one. We deserved it. So that the soldiers were alive, so that they could return home. Everything depends on us. But there are few emotions. There are military steps - we are preparing for them: morally, technically, militarily, by forming brigades. And then there will be fair de-occupation steps. God grant that they will be successful."
Zelenskyi said that he plans to meet with Xi Jinping.
"As far as I know, China respects territorial integrity. Therefore, he should do everything to get Russia out of our territory," he said.
— Ukraine initiated the world formula, in which our position regarding the end of the war in Ukraine was noted. 141 UN countries supported them. "I am working together with our team to ensure that representatives from different continents are involved in the world formula."
— If the partners hold back all their words and deadlines, victory will inevitably await us. I am sure that the victory will be this year.
— We want to show the world that this is respect for a sovereign state, for the UN charter with the help of the "peace formula".
— We need security guarantees for Ukraine, for Ukrainians.
— Only after Russia stops the mass killings of civilians, children and animals, the bombing of cities, villages and infrastructure, we will offer Russia to resolve everything diplomatically.
— We see the strong support of American society, this is about the physical presence of material resources and weapons. Biden's arrival is a sign that, in addition to allocating resources, there is faith in our victory!
- Now we are fighting for independence. Before this war, we did not have a "strong fist of partners"
— War and torture, war and rape - does it have to come to every home in the world so that people will finally appreciate the consequences of this bloody war?
— Ukrainian artillery hit the next Russian assault group north of Yagidny.
— The fact that China started talking about Ukraine is already a good sign. The stated respect for territorial integrity and nuclear security is most likely related to our country.
Zelenskyi about the most terrible day for him: it is Bucha
Probably Bucha. Probably what I saw the moment we de-occupied. It was very scary. For the fact that we saw that the devil is not out there somewhere, he is on earth.
Zelensky to the question about who disappointed him the most:
Who was disappointed - all those who went on the 24th. All those who left Kyiv, left cities and villages, those who were supposed to rule the country or protect it, fight for it. All these people disappointed me.
Victory Day is my happy day, the future. As for every Ukrainian woman or Ukrainian - Zelenskyi.
