— I focus on the endurance of our country. The first half of my word came to a coronavirus pandemic and the second half to a war against Putin. It was truly important. I'm ready to talk about the election, if that's what you want, but the Ukrainians don't want it due to the fact that they're afraid of it. They absolutely do not want, due to the fact that then there would be no martial law, our soldiers would return home, and Putin would occupy the remainder of our territory “ Zelenski said.
Zelenski's constitutional word of office ended on 20 May 2024. Due to the war, presidential elections were not held at the time.
— At the moment, we're mobilizing. We are 1 organism. We request unity. So it's not about me, it's about the future of our country. Today the question is how to survive. How to save our citizens and our homes. If you don't like it, you can choose another citizenship. “The Ukrainian president added.
Volodymyr Zelenski supports the creation of a common European army
Earlier during his speech Ukrainian president spoke about the request to make a common European army and abroad policy.
“Europe must become self-sufficient, united before common challenges. Now, with the support of the Ukrainian army, they can halt Russia, but if it wasn't for us, who would halt them? We cannot regulation out the anticipation that America will say no to Europe. Many leaders here have spoken about Europe, which needs a common European army. And I firmly believe that the time has come for this to happen," added the president of Ukraine.
— Without the Ukrainian army, European armies will not be adequate to halt Russia. That's the reality today. But our army is not enough. We request what you can give. Weapons, training, sanctions, funding, political force and unity. 3 years of war have shown that we already have the foundations of a common military force. And now that we are preparing the foundations for peace and security, we must build Europe's armed forces so that the future of Europe depends only on Europeans and that decisions on Europe's safety depend only on Europe," said Zelenski.
