President Zelenskyy: Identifying key pressure points to push Russia toward diplomacy

“We are preparing for talks with the United States on new sanctions steps – we are identifying precisely those pressure points of Russia that will most effectively push Moscow toward diplomacy,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a traditional address to the Ukrainian nation on April 29.

I wish you health, fellow Ukrainians!

A brief summary of today. I took part in the work of the Three Seas Summit – this is one of the formats that unite our region – from the Black Sea to the Baltic and the Adriatic. It is the right format – one that brings us closer to the European Union. Our proposal is to make the format more practical. The political component is already sufficiently reflected in it; now it is worth adding specifics – and not just regarding logistics and transport routes. Now, following the blackout in Spain and Portugal, after all the Russian strikes on our energy sector, after the objectively difficult changes in the European gas market, it is obvious to everyone in Europe that more joint projects are needed, more mutual assistance – specifically in the energy sector, and in other issues of critical infrastructure: communications, pipelines, port security. Ukraine’s contribution to this can be significant, and we are proposing to our partners to do more together, precisely in these areas.

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