Year of the Russia-Ukraine War: President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky He spoke today (Friday) at a press conference in Kiev to mark the anniversary of the outbreak of the war, and claimed that he was confident of victory and that “the war reset NATO”.
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First, Zelensky stood for a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the war and handed out signs to the soldiers and families of the dead. “You will decide if we should all exist, if Ukraine should exist,” he said.
Protest for Ukraine in Budapest (Photo: REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo)
Afterwards, he said that he was “confident” that Ukraine would drag Moscow’s forces out of his country and claimed that “this is on the condition that we remain united as one strong fist and work together, I know that victory is inevitable, we have everything for it. We have the motivation, the certainty, the friends , the diplomacy. Everything is designed to make us win.”
When asked if NATO countries should increase their defense spending in light of the war in Ukraine, Zelensky said that “many countries in the world have started to increase their defense budgets. The war in Ukraine pushed NATO’s reset button.”
Protest for Ukraine in Berlin (Photo: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch)
Meanwhile, around the world there were many protests for the end of the war in Ukraine, when in London they made a special gesture and painted the road in front of the Russian embassy in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
The special tribute in London:
The special tribute in London in front of the Russian Embassy to mark the anniversary of the war in Ukraine (Photo: REUTERS/Hannah McKay)
The Eiffel Tower is illuminated to mark the anniversary of the war in Ukraine (Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier)
Protest for Ukraine in New York (Photo: REUTERS/David ‘Dee’ Delgado)