"Ukraine's reconstruction is not only about what needs to be done after victory, but also about what we should do now together with our partners." Address of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressed the people, talking about the prospects of rebuilding our country and about the next actions on the diplomatic front.

"I wish you health, dear Ukrainians!

Today was a long and very important day of our foreign policy activity.

A conference dedicated to the reconstruction of Ukraine opened in Lugano, Switzerland. I want to point out right away that when they talk about reconstruction, they often put the emphasis incorrectly. It is not only about what we should do after our victory or in the following years, but also what we need to do right now.

Ukrainian forces liberated more than a thousand settlements from the occupiers, and new ones are added every week. Now, for example, in the south of our country. All of them suffered large-scale destruction. And this also means the need for colossal funds for the restoration of infrastructure, for the return of medicine and social services, for the restoration of normal economic life. There are tens of thousands of destroyed houses alone in the liberated areas.

And we also need to prepare schools and universities for the new academic year in the entire free territory of the country and in new conditions of constant threat, in particular missile attacks... We must already prepare for winter and do everything to ensure that we pass this winter calmly from the point of view of energy - despite any threats that Russia creates on a daily basis.

A large part of the economy has been destroyed by hostilities and Russian strikes, and thousands of enterprises are out of business. And this means a high need for jobs, to ensure social benefits despite a decrease in tax revenues.

Therefore, the reconstruction of Ukraine is not only about what needs to be done later, after our victory, but also about what needs to be done at this time. And we have to do it together with our partners, with the entire democratic world. Do now.

Today, the Prime Minister of Sweden Mrs. Andersson visited Kyiv. The main topics are defense support (we will receive a new enhanced package - thank you), as well as new sanctions against Russia and new opportunities for Ukraine, in particular in matters of waste processing.

In our country, this topic was neglected for a very long time, and it is not just about what to do with garbage. It's about safety, about quality of life. We need a minimum of 25 new and modern technologically advanced waste processing plants. They are able to provide both energy and secondary raw materials, and, finally, a solution to the age-old problem of landfills and waste landfills, the inability of many communities to find solutions for waste.

And if some people think that this is out of time, then I want to say that the reconstruction of our state is not just the restoration of the walls that we had and that were destroyed by shelling. Ukraine should become the freest, most modern and safest country in Europe - in every sense of the word, in particular, in terms of the state of our environment. I'm sure we will.

Today is July 4, the main holiday of the United States of America, Independence Day. And I want to congratulate President Biden, the American people, and all our friends in the United States.

I want to quote something. "We hold that all men are created equal as self-evident truths; that the Creator has endowed them with certain inalienable rights, which include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that governments are instituted among men to secure these rights, and that the power of governments comes from the consent of those whom they govern," says the United States Declaration of Independence. And agree that Ukrainians have repeatedly demonstrated in their history that we have similar principles. It is enough to look at the Ukrainian Maidans or our tenacity in the defense of freedom.

Congratulations again on Independence Day. Thanks for the help!

Today, I congratulated Ukrainian policemen on National Police Day. He presented the awards. Law and order is based on the quality of their work.

Of course, a lot still needs to be done in order for the Ukrainian police to fully meet the requirements of modern times. But remember the police heroes who are fighting on the front lines. About those who provide demining. Who helps victims of shelling. Who conducts the evacuation? Who delivers humanitarian aid. And who provides us all with protection from crime.

The situation on the front line did not undergo significant changes during the day. The enemy continues to terrorize the border regions of the Sumy region, the city of Kharkiv and regions of the region, Donbas. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are responding, pressuring and destroying the offensive potential of the occupiers day after day. We need to break them. This is a difficult task, it requires time and superhuman efforts. But we have no alternative - it is about our independence, about our future, about the fate of the entire Ukrainian people.

Thank you to everyone who protects our country!

Glory to Ukraine!"

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