President Zelenskyy: Achieving peace is a challenge we must handle

“Achieving reliable peace is a challenging task, and we must be capable of handling the challenge. The European position on peace must be as strong as possible,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a traditional address to the Ukrainian nation on Dec. 11.

I wish you health, fellow Ukrainians!

I have just spoken with the Prime Minister of Spain about our joint work – all of us in Europe – to achieve unity, which can bring peace closer. I am grateful to Spain for its support. And especially for the support in strengthening our air defense. We will continue working this week and next to strengthen our shared European positions, ensuring they help restore security in Ukraine and throughout Europe. Coordination and joint work always lead to achieving results. This is what Europe needs now, not some individual efforts in defiance of everyone else on the continent. Achieving reliable peace is a challenging task, and we must be capable of handling the challenge. The European position on peace must be as strong as possible.

Today I held several important meetings. Together with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Sybiha, we are already preparing replacements in the diplomatic corps for the near future. We will present them in a week and a half. We are currently interviewing candidates for the positions of Ukrainian Ambassadors. There are some strong proposals.

Full text of the address: Office of the President of Ukraine