Zelenskyy: without the US, Ukraine will not be able to defend the sky and win the war
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Without US support, Ukraine will not be able to effectively defend its skies and win the war against Russia.
«Air defence, ammunition, artillery are critically important,» Zelenskyy stressed.
On meeting with Trump
The President emphasised that meeting with Donald Trump was extremely important and productive.
«I am grateful to President Trump. Our teams worked hard. Mar-a-Lago may have had a different mood, but the result was there,» Zelenskyy said.
The territorial issue and the referendum
The Head of State emphasised that Ukraine cannot simply abandon its territories, because people live there, the army is there, there are hundreds of thousands of dead and wounded.
One of the hypothetical trade-offs Zelensky called creation of a free economic zone with mutual withdrawal of troops, However, he stressed:
«Even this option can only be approved or rejected by the people of Ukraine.».
He emphasised that Ukraine's withdrawal from Donbas is the worst-case scenario and has no public support, and a referendum under such conditions would have been doomed to failure in advance.
Distrust of the Kremlin and the issue of reconstruction
Zelensky said that distrusts russia and putin personally, He called the statements about «wishing Ukraine success» an attempt to avoid pressure and sanctions.
«We don't need cheap electricity. We have already paid too high a price - with people's lives.».
Regarding post-war reconstruction, he noted that the only possible format for russia's participation may be monetary compensation, and the decision to restore the country will be made exclusively by Ukraine.
War, corruption and the situation in Russia
The President stressed that Anti-corruption bodies in Ukraine have full independence, and the checks continue regardless of the status of the defendants.
Zelenskyy also said that russia has slowed down its army build-upFor the first time, the number of people mobilised equalled irrecoverable losses.
«This means that the size of their army is no longer increasing,» he said, expressing hope that in 2026, the war will be completely stopped.
Drones and the future of cooperation with the US
Separately, Zelensky noted a strong drone industry in Ukraine, which includes hundreds of companies and joint projects with the US.
«This has a great future,» the president said, adding that Ukraine is ready to share its experience and develop large-scale joint production with American technologies.
Plans after the war
When asked about his plans after the war and the end of his presidential term, Zelenskyy answered briefly:
«I don't know... Maybe I'll have a rest. I really want to do that.».
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