After the end of the war, American business can become a locomotive of global economic growth-the President of Ukraine's appeal to the participants of the National Association of Commerce and Industry

And we managed to stop the deployment of Russian aggression. Today we can confidently say that they are able to overcome this evil on Ukrainian soil. Even though Russia has found a terrorist accomplice in the face of the Iranian regime that supplies weapons for the Kremlin. Thanks to the courage of our soldiers who hold back the occupiers, and thanks to the leadership of the United States, who consolidated the world to protect freedom, we see how to win this battle.

But in order to win, we must preserve all our perseverance and our strength. It's just like to open your own business and work daily from morning till night. Every day, one day to notice how your dream is approaching the realization when you finally have your business that works confidently. Everyone who has such experience - the experience of opening their own business and fulfilling their dreams - will never forget what effort it is worth it. Like the protection of freedom.

Like the protection of the basic values ​​of any normal society. At the beginning of this appeal, I called the Russian war against Ukraine predator. And this is a bad word. Perhaps this is exactly what the Kremlin with some anti-democratic regimes in different parts of the world, such as the Iranian regime. What they bring them into community. Robbery prevails throughout Ukraine, temporarily occupied by Russian troops. Everything they do not destroy, they steal and export to Russia.

All… Russians steal grain and agricultural machinery from Ukrainian farmers. The invaders disassemble the factories and take the equipment to Russia. The warehouses, shops and homes are robbed. And they steal people - they view people as a resource. About 2 million Ukrainians have been exported to Russia by force deported. The fact that Russia has tried to steal some of our land by declaring illegal annexation is the finalization of their predatory policy. That's why we need support now.

We protect here in Ukraine, not only independence and not only international order. We protect here in Ukraine, and everything that has made you in particular as you are. We protect freedom and property, the right of everyone to their dream and the duty of everyone to live by law, the right of every family to the safety and happiness of every family to be part of their community. All this cannot be donated. All this can only be chosen. Global freedom has long has a shortage of global victories.

Ukraine, along with America, together with our partners, satisfies this deficit. Only to go this path you need to together - to victory. And when we can finish this war, expelled the occupiers, we can start a difficult work together to rebuild Ukraine - our cities, our economy, our infrastructure. It is already clear that it will be the biggest economic project of our time in Europe.

It is already clear that American business can become the locomotive that will again pull out global economic growth. We have already been able to attract attention and have cooperation with giants of the international financial and investment world as Blackrock, J. P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs. Brands such as Starlink or Westinghouse have become part of our Ukrainian path. Your brilliant defense systems, such as Himars or Bradley, already combine our history of freedom with your businesses.