The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, delivers a message to the parliament.
Vice-speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said yesterday that the president will touch on foreign and domestic policy, as well as answer questions that have accumulated recently.
11:30 Zelensky announced the Sunday poll, and ended his speech with three questions to himself.
"Did I think an hour ago that changing the country for the better would be so difficult? No.
Would I have changed my decision if I had known about it then? No.
Will everything work out for you and me? Yes. Glory to Ukraine!"
11:25 Back to medicine. He promised to develop a model of medical insurance in Ukraine. A doctor in Ukraine should receive 20 thousand hryvnias, Zelensky set a goal.
11:19 He announced the creation of an international headquarters in Ukraine to combat fakes and propaganda.
11:16 He says that every meeting with the heads of law enforcement agencies begins with the words "Where are the landings?". "My assessment is unsatisfactory," is how he assesses the work of law enforcement officers.
He declared that if there is no fight against corruption, he will not stop at the dismissals of "ministers and all others."
11:14 In two weeks, the government will publish the results of the "full audit of the state". Also, the president believes that a plan for the development of Ukraine until 2030 is needed - the "Unified Strategy".
11:11 "Not to the Maldives, but to the front line": Zelensky said that people's deputies will go to Donbass.
The president said that 120 "servants of the people" are going to the east to learn about what is really happening there. According to him, if previously elected officials went to Turkey and the Maldives, now they learn about problems from local residents.
11:08 Again he repeated the thesis that those who surrendered Crimea without a fight should bear responsibility. It is obvious that we are talking about Turchynov. Also, Zelensky walked by Poroshenko and Medvedchuk, whose channels constantly criticize him.
Deputies from the hall are shouting at each other with Zelensky. He announced the arrest of People's Deputy Yurchenko for corruption, but he was told that he was out on bail anyway. Ze answered that he wants to cancel the bail on such articles.
10:59 Zelensky boasted about agreements with Great Britain on boats and with Turkey on UAVs. He also spoke about the modernization of the Hetman Sahaydachny frigate and the adoption of the Neptune missile.
The President also announced the construction of two naval bases on the Black Sea.
10:55 Called to introduce tax and customs benefits for the controlled part of Donbass. A hint of a tangential free economic zone in the east of the country.
10:53 Zelensky stated that it is necessary to prepare for de-occupation now. He said that there is no need to be afraid of the word "amnesty", which will apply to those whose "hands are not covered in blood".
10:52 Further, Zelensky touched on the topic of Donbass, emphasized that Ukraine managed to unblock the Normandy process and managed to return 136 Ukrainian prisoners. He reminded about the regime of silence in the Donbass, which has been in place for a record time.
10:49 The president said that he had agreed with European partners on a coronavirus vaccine for Ukraine. After that, he asked me to stand and applaud the doctors.
10:46 The president also criticized the mayors of the cities for not fulfilling the quarantine, and replied that the deaths would be on their conscience.
10:42 Zelensky began his speech by criticizing his predecessors, in particular, towards Poroshenko, saying that the previous authorities advised him to do what he did not do himself. At the same time, he noted that a strict quarantine in the spring was necessary to slow down the disease and prepare for it.
"Masks were last purchased in 2007," Zelensky said. After these words, indignant shouts were heard in the hall.
