Scranton, Pennsylvania. I visited a plant that manufactures 155 mm artillery shells. Now, for our warriors who are defending not only our country, not only Ukraine, the plant will be ramping up production.
I began my visit to the United States by expressing my gratitude to all the employees at the plant and by reaching agreements to expand cooperation between Pennsylvania and our Zaporizhzhia.
It is in places like this where you can truly feel that the democratic world can prevail. Thanks to people like these—in Ukraine, in America, and in all partner countries—who work tirelessly to ensure that life is protected.
Скрентон, Пенсильванія. Завод, що виробляє артилерійські снаряди. 155-й калібр. Зараз – для наших воїнів, які захищають не лише нашу державу, не лише Україну. Завод збільшуватиме виробництво.
Почав візит у Сполучені Штати з подяки всім працівникам заводу й домовленостей про розширення співпраці між Пенсильванією та нашим Запоріжжям.
Саме на таких підприємствах відчувається, що демократичний світ дійсно може перемогти. Завдяки саме таким людям в Україні, в Америці, в усіх країнах-партнерах, які працюють заради того, щоб життя було захищене.
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Addressing the Fair Play Conference, I stressed: Russia’s war is critically dependent on its trade with the outside world. We need a new international platform to control dual-use exports and protect ourselves from Russia and its accomplices.
Russian missiles, drones, nearly all battlefield equipment that actually works, as well as their finances, tech companies, and communications, rely on how Russia trades with the world, sells oil and other goods, imports technology, equipment, and components.
Russian weapons production directly depends on access to advanced machinery. Their missiles and drones are built with dozens of critical components that they import through various schemes from other countries. The Russian budget hinges on oil and gas revenues.
Addressing the European Council, I stated: the world is clearly unstable. But the EU plays a key role in preventing Russia’s war from spreading and in moving toward peace. Its sanctions against Russia remain one of the most effective tools for limiting the aggression.
It’s important not to forget that the war Russia brought to Europe is still ongoing. In Moscow, there are still plans to expand this pressure against Ukraine, against European countries, and against the EU itself.
This is Putin’s dream: a fragmented Europe, where marginal voices gain influence and speak not for unity, but for division. Russia supports anyone, no matter how extreme, who tries to weaken Europe from the inside.
I thanked the members of the @OAS_official for standing with Ukraine, stressing that international law works only when the world truly values security, peace, justice. There must be a shared understanding, that the time of colonial, aggressive, terrorist wars must come to an end.
Ukraine never wanted this war. We’re doing everything possible to end Russia’s brutal invasion – and every voice matters, not just Europe’s, or the biggest nations. We thank OAS for 6 documents, including suspending Russia’s observer status, the decision that upholds your core values and principles.
Ukraine’s defense is under our flag alone. On land, at sea, in the sky – it’s our people doing the fighting. We’re grateful for every form of support, and without global solidarity it would be way harder. That’s why I urge you: don’t slow your support for Ukraine.
Addressing the Dutch Parliament, I said: Russia is stronger than any of us alone, but weaker than all of us together. Putin thinks in terms of potential—his own, and of those he sees as targets. If Europe’s combined strength leaves him no room for aggression, there will be none.
Every day in Ukraine begins the same way with updates on the consequences of Russian strikes. These attacks cannot be explained by anything rational or humane.
Last night, nine Russian-Iranian “shahed” drones hit an ordinary village in Sumy region. 7 houses were completely destroyed, 22 badly damaged. 3 children were pulled from under the rubble. 6 people were injured. 3 were killed, including a child. That attack had no military sense.
At the Defense Industries Forum in The Hague I stressed: there are no signs Putin wants to stop this war. Russia rejects all peace proposals, including from the U.S. Maybe Putin connects his own political survival with his ability to keep killing: so long as he kills, he lives.
We all understand that the source of this war and the long-term threat to European way of life is Russia. But we’re not facing Russia alone. It’s a network of state and non-state actors that are serving the cause of aggression.
This network includes Russia, North Korea, the current Iran’s regime, Chinese companies, and global schemes that help produce weapons and carry out operations against Ukraine, our people and our Europe.
Today, I received reports on the situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region, following U.S. strikes on facilities linked to the Iranian regime’s nuclear program. A regime that has done so much to bail out Putin.
Right now, new waves of "shahed" drones are in the skies over Ukraine. We all clearly remember where Russia got such weapons. Iran’s decisions to support Russia have brought massive destruction and devastating human losses to our country, and to many others. This truly must stop.
And it must absolutely not be reinforced with nuclear weapons. There must be no proliferation of nuclear weapons in the modern world. And this must be emphasized. It is important that there is American resolve on this, the resolve of President Trump.