President Zelenskyy: Ukraine proposes solutions for real peace

“Ukraine always proposes what will truly help us achieve real peace, and we continue to convey this message tirelessly to our partners in Berlin, Washington, and beyond,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a traditional address to the Ukrainian nation on Oct. 30.

I wish you health, fellow Ukrainians!

I’ve finished a visit to our friends in Northern Europe to attend the fourth Ukraine – Nordic Summit, featuring Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden. It was really productive. We secured agreements on new support packages for both our defense and energy sectors. We also had extensive discussions on investments in our arms production, located exactly in Ukraine, and on developing joint defense projects. There is a solid history of such relations with Denmark – we call it the Danish model, which allows attracting finance from our partners in Ukrainian defense production. For example, we’re now manufacturing almost 20 “Bohdana” artillery units monthly, with strong progress across other areas. And there’s more to come: shells, equipment, drones – everything we need. My gratitude goes out to everyone assisting us. We continue our work on air defense. In particular, at the NATO Summit in Washington, there was an absolutely clear, concrete agreement regarding the air defense systems for Ukraine, as well as the equipment for the brigades. It has not yet been implemented in full. And we really count on our Nordic partners to help us with this in contacts with other partners. Agreements must be fulfilled. Especially in such a war. I’d like to extend special thanks to all Northern European countries for backing the Victory Plan – our strategic action plan, which is already on the table.

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