President Zelenskyy: Ukraine is ready for real diplomacy

“Unfortunately, we’re receiving signals that China is still actively helping Russia drag out this war. And we have clear intelligence data,” said Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Meeting of the European Council on October 17.

Thank you very much for the invitation. Glad to welcome all of you and grateful for this special meeting.

This is a great opportunity to present and discuss the strategy to force Russia into real diplomacy.

First of all, I want to thank all of you – leaders and thank to your people, your countries – for your big support.

Your unity is also a weapon. And it’s a weapon that means one thing for all of us – safety.

Together, we’ve saved thousands of Ukrainian lives and proven that war in Europe will not benefit the aggressor. Together, we must stop this war. And together, we must ensure the conditions for the kind of peace we need – Ukrainians, your nations, and all of Europe.

And let me remind all of you, this summer we held, I think, a successful Peace Summit. More than 100 countries and international organizations have supported it.

And it’s a clear path to restoring a just peace based on the UN Charter.

We must hold a second Peace Summit that will put an end to the war.

And we are preparing Peace Formula Framework that includes all the aspects of peace restoration. There were already four meetings on Peace Formula Points, and today the fifth one is taking place. I’m grateful to France for hosting today’s meeting. It’s nuclear security.

And in November we will come up with a full-fledged document based on the Peace Formula, all the ten points, and we’ll share it for all including Russians at the Peace Summit.

But how we all can make Russia ready for real diplomacy and force it to just peace? That is the real question. This is what the Victory Plan provides the answer for.

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