In ‘a noun meeting»With the US next week the Ukrainian president hopes, Volodimir Zelenski, As he himself said in a long briefing he provided after the end of the talks he had on the sidelines of the EU summit in Brussels.

The Ukrainian president referred to the limited truce proposed by Emmanuel Macron in the air and sea as a first step towards a peace agreement with Russia and urged Moscow to agree on an agreement on the liberation of prisoners “as a means of creating basic confidence”.

At the same time, he said that ‘Ukrainians really want peace, But not at the cost of abandoning Ukraine. ”

Zelenski greeted European Commission plans to re -arrange Europe And he praised the efforts to invest in European defense industries. He also supported the EU’s sanctions against Russia and asked the European Commission to “unblock” work on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.

In detail the update of Zelenski

“Everyone must ensure that Russia, the only source of this war, accepts the need to end. This can be proven in two forms of silence: no attack on energy and other non -military infrastructure – a rocket truce, bombs, unmanned aircraft. No military operation in the Black Sea.

The next step is the basic confidence in the conditions under which the negotiations are carried out. Ukrainians, all Europeans, Americans, every human heart in the world that does not agree with the war – we all have to feel that the Russians do not deceive us. The release of prisoners could serve as a means of creating basic confidence.

This should be based on the understanding that any truce or confidence -building measures can only serve as a foreword for a complete and fair settlement, for a comprehensive security guarantees agreement and the end of the war.

The Ukrainians really want peace, but not at the cost of abandoning Ukraine. The real query for any negotiations is If Russia is capable of abandoning war. Be sure that Ukraine will share all the details of peace plans and the process of talks with all of Europe. Every European nation that helps must be on the path to peace.

I urge you to continue supporting the position that all Ukrainian security issues should be resolved With the participation of Ukraine, Like all issues related to the safety of your nations or Europe as a whole, they should be resolved with your participation.

Only this can guarantee peace in Epirus and respect for the interests of all European states. That is why we are trying to ensure the representation of European interests. Anything that affects Europe’s security should be resolved with Europe’s participation.

Every day and every night, we need to protect lives. The Russian ballistic missiles continue to hit our cities. The bombings on the front continue and Russian groups of sabotage continue to try to enter our territory beyond the border in the Sami and Harkov areas.

Moscow does not diminish its investment in death, does not increase its army and does not pause in trying to overcome sanctions. Russia now has 220 brigades with war experience and in five years will raise this number to 300. We have to answer it by taking care of the lives now, tomorrow and in the future.

Salute European Commission’s efforts to re -arrange Europe. The Rearm Europe plan is the correct initiative. Defensive funds in this European plan should boost all parts of Europe and I ask for a significant part of the production of weapons in Ukraine – our industrial capabilities are the fastest and more relative to current security threats.

I welcome the efforts of my European colleagues to increase the costs of national defense and to modernize the national armies. Everyone in Europe needs that. When we agree on the form of Europe’s armed forces, this form will be based on the power of the national armies and the experience of developing partners in Ukraine, on which we are now working.

Salute the investments of all partners in the defense industry, both in Ukraine and in your countries. Europe’s industrial base must be developed. Europe must become the place where the most advanced technological and effective weapons in the world are produced. This is not a fantasy if Europeans really set this goal.

I am grateful for the 16th EU sanctions package and we must continue to exert this pressure. We need a 17th pack of sanctions. These sanctions must remain in force until Russia stops occupation. I know that a special European financial financial means for Ukraine’s resilience is being developed – I urge you to speed up this process.

Under these circumstances, it is necessary to accelerate the work of our teams in the negotiations To integrate Ukraine into the EU. Currently, cluster work has been blocked for no reasonable reason. We need common sense, we must unblock the project for clusters, and this can be done at the leadership level.

I am grateful for all the support and the Ukrainians really appreciate that in a time of such great emotions in world politics, European integrity is maintained and Europe is really trying to do the right thing. Meanwhile, the teams of Ukraine and America started work again and We hope that next week we will have a meaningful meeting.

OR Ukraine seeks peace From the first moment of the war and we have always said that the war continues exclusively because of Russia. Ukraine is not only ready to take the necessary steps for peace, but we also suggest these steps. I ask Ukraine’s support and European leaders helping to open the road to peace. This is what I am apologized to the European Council »