Zelenskyi Spoke about the War: "The Next Six Months Will Be Decisive in Many Respects"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi believes that the next six months of the war will be decisive and will demand even greater effort than before, as he said during his speech before the European Council.

"The next six months will be decisive in many respects in the confrontation that Russia started with this aggression. Aggression against Ukraine and against each of you, because the ultimate target of Russia is much further than our border and Ukrainian sovereignty. The next six months will demand even greater efforts from us than this past time", Zelenskyi said.

He stressed that Russia's energy terror must be defeated in all its forms.

"The second is the winter resilience of Ukraine. (…) I urge you to continue doing everything so that we can maintain the energy supply for Ukrainians. And I am grateful to each and every one of you who are already helping with the supply of equipment and financial support. But now, in order for the next six months to pass without upheavals, something more needs to be done", the President said.

According to him, Ukraine needs supports with import of gas and electricity.

"The third aspect is defensive support. It should be no less than in the past six months. (…) we need more modern weapons, more supply. This applies to both air defense and missile defense. And I ask each of the twenty-seven countries of the European Union to decide what specifically you can do to increase the supply of air defense and missile defense system", Zelenskyi urged.

This also applies to modern tanks, longer-range artillery and missile systems that could speed up the end of Russian aggression, he added.

"The fourth is diplomacy. (…) I urge you to support the Ukrainian Peace Formula! You all know its elements - they are logical, effective, and can be implemented already in the next six months. For this purpose, in the near future we are organizing a summit - Global Peace Formula Summit", the President announced.

"And the fifth - for the next six months. A task based on values. I want to thank all of you once again for supporting Ukraine in obtaining the candidate status. Now is the time to take another step. Despite the war, we do not stop the institutional transformation of our state", the President reported

He also urged to expedite assessment of the implementation of the recommendations of the European Commission in order to start the negotiations on accession to the EU as soon as possible.

"I believe that everything emphasized by me today will be implemented", Zelenskyi emphasized.

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