Ukraine does not plan to give up their territory to Russia under empty promises of an end to the war. On this in his speech President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized at the annual meeting of the"Yalta European Strategy".

"Giving Putin this or that land of Ukraine so that he stops the war will not happen. And this is not a solution. This is a pause. Like after 2008 and Georgia. Like after 2014 and Crimea and Donetsk," he said.

Zelensky emphasized that we need a guaranteed end to the war.

"We need guaranteed security for us, for Ukraine, for Ukrainian children. We need guaranteed responsibility for Russia for what it did against Ukraine, against Ukrainians, against our Ukrainian children," the president emphasized.

He noted that it is the United States of America that has and can provide such air defense systems, such quality and quantity of combat aircraft, so that"within the framework of a multi-component system of defense, primarily of the sky, we can - together with partners in Europe - stop Russia's terror."

"And this will definitely force Russia to end the war. Moreover, Putin himself is suggesting with his actions that this is worth doing. This should be a truly strong conclusion after the Russian drones in Poland," Zelensky said.

The President emphasized that when we talk about security guarantees for us in Ukraine, in fact these are security guarantees for everyone in Europe.

"We must find a way to influence China so that they will use their influence on Russia to end the war. Russia will still not cease to be a supplier of raw materials to China and politically dependent on China - this is the path they have chosen for themselves and have gone too far along it. But we need to find an answer on how to motivate China to take the path without war. And this also largely depends on the strength of America and Europe, on the strength of the G7," the head of state noted.

Other statements by Zelensky

As UNIAN reported, Zelenskyy previously spoke about the catastrophic situation in Russian-occupied Donetsk He emphasized that we need to look at what Russia is bringing to Ukrainian soil, noting that"the closer Russia gets, the less life becomes obvious."

Speaking about Donetsk, Zelensky noted that it was once one of the richest and strongest cities in Ukraine, but the Russians"managed to bring this city to a state where it is simply impossible to live there normally."