Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has disclosed that he’s drawing up a “comprehensive plan” for how Kyiv believes the war with Russia should end.
Speaking at a news conference in Kyiv alongside Slovenian President, Natasa Pirc Musar, Zelenskyy noted that after the peace summit, Kyiv is working on three detailed plans concerning energy, food security, and exchange.
Plans for these areas will be prepared soon.
Specifically, a comprehensive plan will also be developed for other points of Ukraine’s peace formula, which will later be presented to partners.
“For us, it is very important to show a plan to end the war that will be supported by the majority of the world. This is a diplomatic path we are working on.”
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
According to Zelenskyy, Ukraine is increasing the production of technologies, drones, artillery, and electronic warfare systems to strengthen its position on the battlefield.
He added that the country must be stronger because the Russian Federation understands nothing but force and respects no one except the strong.
“So, these are two parallel things: to be strong on the battlefield and to develop a clear, detailed plan, and it will be ready this year,” the Ukrainian President emphasized.
Zelenskyy hosted a major international summit in Switzerland earlier this month to rally support for Ukraine’s position. Russia was not invited .
More than 90 countries sent leaders and senior officials to the two-day summit and a vast majority agreed to a final communique that stressed the need for Ukraine’s “territorial integrity” to be respected in any settlement.
However, some key countries that attended, such as India, did not agree and others, such as Russia’s ally China, boycotted the summit in protest at Moscow not being invited.
Prior to the news conference, Zelenskyy met with the Slovenian President.
Zelenskyy called the visit, which coincided with the Constitution Day of Ukraine, very symbolic and thanked for all the support provided by Slovenia to our country in the fight against Russian aggression and on the path to EU membership.
During the meeting, the leaders discussed the situation on the battlefield, particularly in the Kharkiv direction, joint work at the EU level and the preparation of a bilateral security agreement between Ukraine and Slovenia.
Special attention was paid to the results of the first Peace Summit.
Zelenskyy noted Slovenia’s participation in the event and, in particular, the speech by Nataša Pirc Musar, during which she noted that Ukraine defends not only itself but also international law.
The President informed on the preparations for the second Peace Summit.
“We are preparing groups of countries on the points of the Peace Formula.
“All of us who really want peace must develop action plans on all security aspects that have been violated by Russia. We do not want to prolong this war and must achieve a just peace as soon as possible.”
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Slovenia Stresses Support For Ukraine
On her part, the President of Slovenia, Natasa Pirc Musar emphasized her country’s support for Ukraine.
She said that the Slovenian government had approved an additional €5 million for the humanitarian needs of our country.
She thanked Ukraine for being the first to come to the rescue when two-thirds of Slovenia was under water due to a massive flood last summer.
Nataša Pirc Musar also noted that Slovenia supports the Peace Formula, participates in meetings on its individual points, and is a member of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children.
“There is no politician who does not want peace. We all understand the risks,” she stated.
“But it is Ukraine that must decide when and under what conditions it will negotiate. And we are on your side in this regard,” the President of Slovenia asserted.
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