As the war in Ukraine goes back 1,000 days, President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the European Union to “put more pressure” on Vladimir Putin.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the European Union “Press more” Against Russian President Vladimir Putin depriving him of his “money and power” To force Moscow to enter into “meaningful negotiations” to end the war.
“Putin does not value people or rules. He only values money and power. These are things we need to take away from him to restore peace,” Zelensky said in a virtual speech to the European Parliament on Tuesday. he said. Commemorating 1000 days of war. “No one can enjoy calm waters in the middle of a storm, and we must do everything possible. To end this war justly and equitably” he added.
In his six-minute speech, Zelensky called on political leaders not to be distracted by national elections. Focus your energy on weakening the Kremlin’s war machineIt was recently strengthened by the concentration of nearly 11,000 North Korean troops to fight alongside Russia in the Kursk region.
As Zelensky warned Tuesday of this North Korean contingent, will soon reach 100,000 troops. (Bloomberg previously reported Same figure citing G20 sources). “While some European leaders are thinking about elections or other things against Ukraine, Putin I’m focused on winning this war. In his speech to the European Parliament MPs, Zelensky said, “It will not be able to stop itself. The longer it takes, the worse the conditions will be. “Every ‘today’ is the best time to put more pressure on Russia.”
The door opens for Ukraine to attack Russia
North Korea’s direct intervention has set off alarm bells in the West, and it appears that United States President Joe Biden gave up his long-held vetoand allow Ukraine to attack Russia with US-supplied ATACMS missiles. However, Germany remained determined to supply long-range missiles to Taurus.
Zelensky took advantage of these events he asked his allies What Let Ukraine open fire on military warehouses, air bases and missile factories In Russian territory. He also advocated toughening sanctions against Russia’s “shadow fleet”**, which Moscow secretly uses. Overcoming restrictions on oil trade, and for the seizure of Russia’s frozen assets.
EU continues to resist calls to seize valuable sovereign assets 210,000 million euros across the bloc. Instead, Brussels has devised a new plan to use windfall profits from the assets to gradually repay a €45 billion loan to Ukraine.
Zelensky, while listing his suggestions to MPs “to force Russia”, said, “Don’t forget how much Europe can achieve.” towards a just peace“Every blow and every threat from Russia must be met with harsh sanctions,” he said.
Delivering his virtual speech in English, Zelensky thanked the European Parliament for its continued support and “for ensuring that not a single day of the thousand days of this terrible war was a day of betrayal of our common European values.”
“We have shown that these values are not just words, they are not something abstract. When European values and the European way of life are translated into action, protecting real people’s lives“said Zelensky. “We not only prevented Putin from taking over Ukraine, but also managed to defend the freedom of all European nations. Even with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un by his side, Putin remains smaller than Europe’s combined power“.
The European Parliament insists on its support
Zelensky’s speech began and ended with a standing ovation from MPs, many of whom wore T-shirts and badges decorated with the Ukrainian flag. The President addressed the Parliament on various occasions, especially in the first days of the occupation, and made the following remarks: “No one will break us.”
Parliament speaker Roberta Metsola praised Zelensky’s “true courage” and insisted that any peace agreement must be based on “justice, dignity and the concept of ‘nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine’.”
“Today we send a clear and simple message: We stand with Ukraine until freedom. until true peace”Metsola said.
1000 days coincides with a critical time for Ukraine; Russian troops are making significant progress in the east and They are renewing their bombardment Many see this as a strategy to trigger a humanitarian crisis in winter against the country’s energy system.
This somber anniversary comes as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House. Trump campaigned on a promise to review U.S. military and financial aid to Ukraine and Agreement reached to end the war “within 24 hours”without providing details on how this will be achieved.
ADVERTIn a recent radio interview, Zelensky said: he keeps his hope He said the war would end “by diplomatic means” in 2025.
