President Zelenskyy: We must win peace through strength

“On Feb. 24, 2025 – three years since the beginning of Putin’s so-called three-day “special military operation” – Ukraine is alive, Ukraine is fighting, and our state has more friends in the world than ever before,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Support Ukraine plenary session on Feb. 24.

Today marks the third anniversary since the beginning of this war. Today, you see our capital, our country, you see our people. Together with the leaders who have arrived in Kyiv, we began this day by honoring the memory of our warriors who gave their lives for the sake of Ukraine.

The leaders who are with us today, both in person and online – all support Ukraine, our sovereignty, our defense, our territorial integrity. Both back then and today, we all know that this is an absolutely unprovoked and criminal Russia’s war against Ukraine, a war of aggression.

Both back then and today, it is important not to conceal this knowledge and to call things by their proper names. Any effective resistance of a nation in war is based precisely on the awareness of truth – the truth that unites people within the country and everyone around the world who stands in support.

I thank all of you, dear friends, I thank you for your support! I thank all our people in Ukraine, I am grateful to all Ukrainians, all Ukrainians across the world who have stood by their state. And I thank you that, in three years, we did not lose the main thing – our unity, did not stray from the truth, and did not betray our goal – a reliable, lasting peace for Ukraine. A just peace.

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