President Zelenskyy: World must show Russia the severe consequences if war continues

“I want to thank all the repair crews, our energy workers, utility services, rescuers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, and our police officers – everyone involved in eliminating the consequences of Russian strikes,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a traditional address to the Ukrainian nation on Aug. 27.

I wish you good health, fellow Ukrainians!

I have just spoken with Olha Stefanishyna, now Ukraine’s new Ambassador to the United States of America. The formal procedures are complete – today I signed the decree appointing her as Ambassador. I outlined the key tasks for reinvigorating the work of our Embassy, and the main thing is to fully implement all the agreements reached in Washington – our agreements with President Trump, above all in the defense sphere. Much of Ukraine’s long-term security depends on relations with America. There are two Ukrainian proposals on the table – strong proposals. These are: an agreement on weapons for Ukraine and an agreement on modern drones for the United States. And we count on swift progress in our relations. I am grateful to Oksana Markarova. Oksana represented Ukraine in Washington throughout all these years of the full-scale war – a very difficult mission. And Ukraine was always heard in the United States. I want to thank her for this work. We have already spoken about further cooperation, and I invited Oksana Markarova to remain part of the team – to continue working for Ukraine.

Full text of the address: Office of the President of Ukraine