It has been a year since the war began in Ukraine, 12 months of fighting that Volodimir Zelenski has commemorated by thanking the journalists for their work and asking for a minute of silence for those who died in this conflict.
Despite the casualties, in his appearance today, the Ukrainian president insisted on the great resistance of the Ukrainian people: “We are invincible.”
“I want to thank our allies and the people we cannot personally thank because they are not with us” and there he declared a minute of silence.
“No country can defend itself. Ukraine is not alone in defending the country and that is why this aggression does not go beyond Ukrainian territory,” he added. Zelensky sees Ukraine’s victory as “inevitable” if the West keeps its promises, in reference to the promises of various countries to send war material.
Zelensky has appealed to some of the countries that have been less outspoken in their support for Ukraine, saying he would like Latin America, Africa, China and India to be part of the Ukraine-Russia peace process. “We want China to talk to us too. We want to include everyone,” he added.
“We have presented our proposal for peace”, this has been supported by 141 UN countries, in a vote last night where a resolution was agreed to demand that Russia leave Ukraine immediately.
The Ukrainian leader has pointed out that it is not a Chinese peace plan. He has affirmed that it is positive that China talks about Ukraine and respects that Beijing talks about “territorial integrity”. “Our task is to bring everyone together,” he says. “Work with China” to end the conflict, he has concluded on this matter.
In a room full of journalists and with his usual war attire, the president has shown himself to be close. Questioned about what has been his worst day since the conflict began, Zelenski has been moved when he remembers the Bucha massacre last April. One of the bloodiest chapters of this conflict and for which it has been requested that Russia be tried before international justice. “What I saw. It was horrible,” he recalls.
In fact, Zelenski has said in this appearance: “We want to form a court so that Russia pays for all the damage that its aggression has caused.”
In his message sent to Russia he has been blunt: “Respect our right to live on our land, outside our territory, stop bombing us, stop killing civilians, stop the bombings”
Zelensky has thanked the UK for its unwavering support over the past year. “Your help from him in difficult times is invaluable,” writes the Ukrainian leader in response to his British counterpart on Twitter.
Zelensky has claimed that the new sanctions package against Russia announced today is proof of “unwavering [British] solidarity” with his nation. “Let’s press together [against Russia]. We will surely win,” he concluded.
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