President Vladimir Zelensky on December 28 addressed the Verkhovna Rada with an annual message about domestic and foreign policy. The meeting was held closed.
In his speech, Zelensky, in particular, touched on changes in Ukraine for 10 months of the war:
thanks to Ukraine, the world believed that values are given power. He believed after our struggle. The world was convinced that tyranny would lose. After our faith. The world saw that freedom could become a winner. Following our achievements on the battlefield. “
The President of Ukraine also stated that Kyiv helped the West “to find himself again and return to the global arena”, and the European Union – “to find real subjectivity and unite.”
“We helped Europe and most countries of the world feel that being neutral now is to be, sorry, immoral,” he added.
Zelensky also called on to thank the defenders of Ukraine: “I want us to thank our warriors. Warriors! Our warriors, warriors, Ukrainian heroes are not just military personnel. Not just soldiers and sailors, not just sergeants and foremen, not just officers and generals. Warriors – they are the hopes of millions of people for life. They are the hope of Europe to rest. They are the hope of the world that the time of empires cannot be returned. The Ukrainian warriors expelled the invaders from under Kyiv, and this was the first turning point in a full -scale war. This showed the power of our resistance, ”the Ukrainian leader emphasized.
He noted that Ukraine is going on to victory, which many generations of our people dreamed about
No one at the front will understand those who, having any political weight or any power position, will try to return to old life. To life until February 24. And if someone tries to play against the independence of Ukraine – political, economic or spiritual independence, our state will answer instantly and harshly. Ukraine is going on to victory, which generations of our people dreamed of. Our children are dreaming now. Our parents, grandfathers dreamed. All generations from the time of Bogdan to the national liberation struggle of the 20th century. What has not achieved before is with us. It will be, ”said the President of Ukraine.
According to Zelensky, the tribunal about crimes against Ukraine will definitely work: “The tribunal about the crime of aggression is an integral part of the policy of our state. I am sure that the tribunal will work. The international compensation mechanism that we are building now will work.”