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Our position is that we do not recognize the occupied Ukrainian territories as Russian under any circumstances,
As for maintaining and strengthening such an army, everyone recognises that this is a shared responsibility, as Ukraine cannot shoulder the financial burden alone,
In addition to the army, it is understood that we need to strengthen ourselves by harnessing Ukrainian technologies, investing in our production, and, after the war, opening relevant production facilities using our technologies or, in collaboration with our partners' technologies, establishing such facilities in allied states,
Second – we must define a clear position on security guarantees. Security is the key to making peace reliable and lasting. We need to keep working on the contingents that will form the foundation of Europe’s future Armed Forces,
Also, I ask you not to forget about strengthening air defence – both in Ukraine and, in the future, in your countries. We all need protection. I thank each of you who is helping us with this air defence,
This includes sanctions – sanctions against Russia must not only be maintained but continuously strengthened. And I ask you to take these steps and to work with your partners on this,
And third – we need to unite not only Europe and the G7 but also all other countries around the world for the sake of peace. Many of you have connections across the globe – in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific region,
This is my political will as president. And it is the political will of our people. This is a violation of international law and the Constitution of Ukraine,
Europe needs its own arsenals and the capability to produce the most advanced weapons. It shouldn’t take you 3 to 5 years to produce ammunition when it’s about your defence, and it’s about your security. Please do it as soon as possible,
the Ukrainian leader stressed A ceasefire could have already happened, but Russia is doing everything to prevent it,
You can't just say: here's the plant [the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant – ed.], and the city is separate. I believe that the issue of territories is the most difficult one after the issue of establishing a ceasefire,
For Ukraine, there are red lines — including that there can be no restrictions on the size of the defence forces and no prohibitions on Ukraine’s participation in international organisations, including the EU and NATO. The issue of NATO also came up in remarks by [Zelensky Chief of Staff Andriy] Yermak, stressing that Russia must not have a veto right,
the source told then outlet
