Ukraine will not be a “liberal” state in the near future, and security will become the number one priority, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Ukrainian journalists shown on Tuesday as part of the all-Ukrainian telethon.
“Ukraine will definitely not be the one we wanted from the very beginning. It’s impossible. Absolutely liberal, European – it will not be like that. It will definitely come from the fortress of every hut, every house, every person,” he said. “We will become a “greater Israel” with our own face. We will not be surprised if there are representatives of the Armed Forces or the National Guard in our cinemas, supermarkets, people with weapons will stand. I am sure that the issue of security will be number 1 for us in the next 10 years. I am sure of this,” Zelensky said, adding: “The state will be the way the Russian Federation made it.”
At the same time, he noted, such a state would be democratic. “An authoritarian state is impossible in Ukraine. An authoritarian state would lose to Russia. People know what they are fighting for. They come out and fight not for a portrait,” said the President of Ukraine.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the creation of a special justice mechanism in Ukraine to investigate the crimes of Russian occupiers.
“I have decided to create a special justice mechanism in Ukraine to investigate and prosecute every crime of the occupiers on the territory of our state. The essence of this mechanism is the joint work of national and international specialists: investigators, prosecutors and judges,” he said in a video message on Sunday.
According to him, “this mechanism will help Ukraine and the world to bring to justice persons who in any way participated in this terrible war against the Ukrainian people and in crimes against our people.”
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the National Police, the Security Service, intelligence and other structures, according to their competence, should direct all efforts to ensure that the mechanism works immediately,” he said.
Zelensky called on “all our citizens and friends of Ukraine in the world to join this work and help establish justice.”
“The world has already seen many war crimes. At different times. On different continents. But it is time to do everything possible to make the war crimes of the Russian military the last manifestation of such evil on earth. Everyone guilty of such crimes will be included in a special Book of Torturers, will be found and punished,” Zelensky said.
Presidents of Ukraine and Russia Vladimir Zelensky and Vladimir Putin “with a high degree of probability” will meet in Turkey, head of the Ukrainian delegation at the talks David Arakhamia said during a telethon on Ukrainian television on Saturday.
According to him, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “called both us and Vladimir Putin yesterday, and he seemed to confirm for his part that they were ready to organize a meeting in the near future.”
“Neither the date nor the place is known, but we believe that the place with a high degree of probability will be Istanbul or Ankara,” Arakhamia said.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, following regular talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced the readiness of the Turkish state to become a guarantor of Ukraine’s security.
“Held regular talks with a real friend of Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He noted the high level of organization of negotiations between delegations in Istanbul. We agreed on further steps towards peace. Grateful to Turkey for its readiness to become a guarantor of the security of our state!” Zelensky tweeted.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that he signed decrees on the recall of Ukrainian ambassadors due to the fact that “they are losing time on the diplomatic front” in the countries of their diplomatic mission against the backdrop of Russian aggression in Ukraine.
“There are those who work together with everyone for the defense of the state. In order for Ukraine to win its future. We appreciate the work of each such person. And there are those who waste time just to remain in office. Today I signed decree on the recall of such a person, on the recall of such an ambassador from Morocco. They also returned the ambassador from Georgia. With all due respect – there will be no weapons, there will be no sanctions, there will be no obstacles for Russian business – please look for another job,” Zelensky said in a statement. video message on Wednesday evening.
He also added that he expects concrete results in the coming days from the work of Ukrainian diplomats in Latin America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa.
“I expect the same results from military attachés every day. The diplomatic front is one of the key fronts. And everyone there must work as efficiently as possible to win and help the Ukrainian army. Just like every one of our defenders on the battlefield. So does everyone on the diplomatic front,” summed up the president.
US President Joe Biden, in a conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky, announced Washington’s plans to provide Ukraine with $500 million in direct financial assistance, according to a White House press release.
“President Biden informed President Zelensky that the United States intends to provide the Ukrainian government with $500 million in direct budget support,” the document says.
The two leaders also discussed how the US is working with allies and partners to identify additional opportunities to provide defense assistance to the Ukrainian military. It was also about how the United States is trying to “satisfy the basic needs of Ukraine in the field of security.”
In addition, Zelensky provided Biden with information on the state of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, the press release also says.
