"When Ukraine defends itself, when the power of justice is restored, it will guarantee peace for many other parts of the world." Address of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi

19.03.2023 09:21

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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressed the nation, talking about new sanctions against the terrorist state and its henchmen and about the good armed results of our resistance to Russian aggression.

"I wish you health, dear Ukrainians!

There are new NSDC sanctions. More than 400 individuals and companies. Most of them are Russian. This is the Military Industry of a terrorist state. But these are also Iranian, Syrian individuals, those who help terror.

We carefully study each of our sanctioning steps. Ukrainian sanctions are part of global pressure on Russia. All those who produce weapons for terror against Ukraine, who help Russia incite aggression, in particular by supplying "shaheds", who support Russia's destruction of international law, can only be fringes for the world. Those who will eventually be held accountable for everything they do against our people, against people in general, against international law.

And this, by the way, will concern not only terror against Ukrainians, not only attempts to annex our land, starting with Crimea, but also other Russian aggressions against the international order, against normal, peaceful human life. In particular, on the territory of Syria. The people of Syria have not received adequate international protection, and this has given the Kremlin and its accomplices a sense of impunity. Russian bombs destroyed the cities of Syria in the same way as our Ukrainian cities. It is in this impunity that a significant part of the Kremlin's current aggressiveness lies.

When the Ukrainian people defend themselves, when the force of the UN Charter and the force of justice are restored on our land, this will guarantee peace for many other parts of the world as well. This is what our global coalition, the anti-war coalition, works for.

This week brought good armed results for our resistance to Russian aggression. Another meeting of "Ramstein" was held.

There are new defense packages from our friends — from Canada, Germany, France, Denmark, Estonia. This applies to ammunition and ammunition, tanks and artillery. There is a much needed solution to the Archers - thank you very much Sweden. The decision on MiGs - thank you very much Slovakia. Poland, Lithuania, Great Britain, the European Union, the United States and many others continue to provide powerful assistance.

Thanks to all our partners!

A conversation took place between Ukraine and the USA in an expanded defense format. From the side of Ukraine, there were the Minister of Defense, the head, the commanders of the operational areas — these are Generals Syrskyi and Tarnavskyi, the commander of the Air Force, the head of the Office. I joined this conversation. Our goal is obvious — strengthening our soldiers, new solutions for Ukraine to be able to take active actions and protect itself from Russian terror, to restore real security.

These decisions will be.

There is only one entity that destroys life, and that is Russia. There is only one way to protect life — it is necessary to expel the Russian army from Ukrainian land. And we will do it.

I thank all our Air Force soldiers, all our pilots, anti-aircraft fighters who shoot down killer drones and missiles!

I thank each unit of our defense and security forces, which respond to the occupier's attacks on our cities. Dnipropetrovsk region, Kharkiv region, Donetsk region, Luhansk region, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy region, and Chernihiv region - for each of our regions that suffer from Russian terror, the occupier will tangibly pay with its losses.

I will once again mention our soldiers in Donetsk region, those who "minus" the enemy the most. Marines of the 35th and 36th separate brigades, fighters of the 79th separate amphibious assault brigade, soldiers of the 11th border detachment, the 55th separate artillery brigade, the 72nd separate mechanized brigade and the 74th separate reconnaissance... I thank you to you, warriors!

I especially thank everyone who defends Bakhmut every day.

The battles right there, exactly in these parts of Donbas — Vugledar, Bakhmut, Maryinka, Belogorivka, Avdiivka, Kamianka — make it possible to restore security to Ukraine, to all of Europe, to every nation that values ​​its freedom and the integrity of its land.

Glory to all our soldiers who are now in battle!

Kudos to everyone who helps!

Thank you to everyone who trains our soldiers, who treats injuries, who volunteers and who supports the fighting spirit of Ukrainians!

Glory to you all!

Glory to Ukraine!"