There Is Dialogue with the American Representatives, and There Are Signals President Trump’s Team Is Hearing Us – Address by the President of Ukraine

I wish you health!

Today has been a day of numerous meetings and negotiations – basically since morning, it’s been calls, briefings, and consultations. The Ukrainian delegation in Geneva has already held a series of meetings – with the American side and with our European partners as well. The delegation has just reported on the results of their discussions, and these were substantive conversations. A lot is changing – we are working very carefully on the steps needed to end the war. Today, the negotiations in Switzerland will continue, and the teams will be working practically until night – and we will be receiving further reports from them. It is important that there is dialogue with the American representatives, and there are signals President Trump’s team is hearing us.

I also spoke today with President of France Emmanuel Macron and with the Prime Ministers of Canada, Croatia, and Luxembourg. Just now, I spoke with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz – I thank them all! There have also been many more messages. Everyone is offering support, sharing advice, providing information, and I want to thank each and every person who is offering this help to us – to all of Ukraine. And it is important to ensure that the steps toward ending the war are effective, and that everything is workable. Ukraine has never wanted this war, and we will never be an obstacle to peace. Diplomacy has been reinvigorated, and that’s good. Very good. We expect that the outcome will be the right steps. The first priority is a reliable peace, guaranteed security, respect for our people, respect for everyone who gave their life defending Ukraine against Russian aggression.

Tomorrow will be no less active. We are defending Ukraine’s interests. And the strength of our position – our state position, our national, Ukrainian position – lies in the fact that it is our shared position. The unity of Ukrainians in defending our national interests, our independence, and our sovereignty is what makes the difference. There are directives for the Ukrainian delegation, there is a Ukrainian course that our delegation is following, and it is highly desirable that no contradictory signals – non-Ukrainian signals – be coming from Ukraine. I am hearing now that partner intelligence services are informing them that the Russian position has begun to make its way through certain actors from Ukraine as well. This certainly does not help. We have our state position, we have our Ukrainian dignity, and we must move in a way that strengthens it, not undermines it. I expect that those whom this concerns will hear me now: having a Ukrainian passport means feeling responsibility for Ukraine. And it is truly evident that millions of Ukrainians firmly support the state position, firmly support our independence and Ukrainian sovereignty. People must benefit from every political decision, and that is why we are working very thoroughly, very seriously, very attentively on every step and on every document together with all our partners. Thank you to everyone around the world who stands with Ukraine! Thank you to America, to the President of the United States, and to all the leaders in Europe and around the world who feel the significance of what can be decided right now. 

Glory to Ukraine!