President Zelensky at 2BS FORUM in Montenegro: Russia is afraid of our unity

The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his video address to the participants in the 2BS (To Be Secure) FORUM in Montenegro, an Ukrinform correspondent reports, referring to the Office of the President of Ukraine.

“Analyzing the elements of the Russian war against our state and the specific steps of the aggressor, we can draw conclusions about what forms and methods of protection we need for the sake of security. The first is unity. […] Russia is afraid of our unity. So it goes to great lengths to break it. But we are only strengthening our unity,” the President of Ukraine said.

The second method is democracy, according to Zelensky. All European states must dismantle any Russian networks of influence for the sake of it.

The third is independence. In this regard, the President of Ukraine emphasized: “We should recognize the obvious at all levels in Europe and the world: Russia is not a threat to one, but to everyone. Therefore, everyone must achieve complete independence from Russia, so that it cannot turn dependence on it into shackles: economic dependence, energy dependence, political dependence – any.”

The fourth is weapons. One can estimate the amount of weapons that may be needed for defense, looking at the intensity of hostilities, which are now raging in Ukraine.

Finally, the fifth point is responsibility.

“For many years, the head of Russia and his entourage have felt complete impunity. […] They carried out a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, because they do not believe that the world will be able to hold them accountable,  not just for the crime of aggression against a sovereign state but for any crime imaginable. So, bringing them to justice is to guarantee long-term peace after this war,” Zelensky stressed.

In his words, all the above is taken into account in Ukraine’s proposals for updating the security architecture of Ukraine and Europe.

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