Ukraine and its partners should not take Russia's initiative in this confrontation - Head of State

Today, the democratic world has taken the initiative in confrontation with the aggressor country, so it is necessary to maintain unity in order not to lose it and win in the war that Russia has solved in Ukraine. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, when communicating with media representatives as a meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Kiev. “The strength in the world depends primarily on our strength.

The strength inside our country at the beginning of the invasion has demonstrated to the world, as it is to be united. We all united. It seems to me that this signal is the most important and cannot be lost. This signal is seen by people on the battlefield - what is a strong united state, with the army, with society, ”Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The President noted that Russia would try to influence the situation in Europe and the world through information weapons and energy, using the factor of approaching the heating season. He noted that it is difficult for the European Union to implement the following sanctions, because they also affect the policy within the EU states, especially the EU. Therefore, it is very important to remain united in this matter. “The conflict cannot be frozen and we cannot say: we wait a year, two, three . . .

It will be our weakness. Ukraine has no right to lose the initiative and does not allow Europe to lose the initiative. Today, the whole world is biting the initiative in the Russian Federation. And our victory in this war is the unification and inability to lose this initiative, ”Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed.

For his part, Boris Johnson expressed his belief that Ukraine's partners would overcome difficult economic circumstances and will leave these trials even stronger because they will not be vulnerable to the Russian blackmail. “Europe has to get rid of Russian gas. It will be a huge geopolitical change for Europe and a catastrophe for Putin, ”he said.

According to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the difficult months ahead, politicians will need to explain to the population of their countries why this happened. "But we will overcome it and do it in unity," he summarized. The President of Ukraine also thanked the United States of America for providing Ukraine with the greatest military assistance. “They are the most powerful - both economically and in terms of political influence.