Key takeaways from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s press conference in Brussels
Key takeaways from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s engagement with the media during his visit to Brussels:
▪️ Ukraine is doing everything possible to end the war as soon as possible through diplomatic means, but the Russian side speaks more about war than about peace.
▪️ putin does not want to stop this war, but he could be forced to do so under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.
▪️ If Ukraine is not supported today, there is a high risk that it may not withstand the pressure, and Europe would then have to pay in blood. Signals coming from moscow are clearly not about peace with Europe.
▪️ Ukraine’s accession to the EU can be accelerated if the steps toward European integration are not politically blocked. For Ukraine, EU membership is part of its security guarantees.
▪️ russia is allocating record-breaking budgets not for peace, but for war.
▪️ Europe must not be excluded from Ukraine’s security guarantees — this is precisely what russia is seeking. Europe’s involvement reduces the likelihood of future russian aggression.
▪️ Security guarantees from the United States must take the form of a legally binding document supported by the U.S. Congress.
▪️ Ukraine has the full right to use russian assets. From both a values-based and legal perspective, this is the correct course of action.
