The head of the Ukrainian state stated in his speech that diplomacy will continue to find a solution to alleviate the worsening Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
Zelensky also said that Ukraine will not cede any territory to Russia, because Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty are of paramount importance.
The term “special period” was mentioned in the National Resistance Law, which was approved by Parliament last July. According to the law, the national resistance is “one of the components of the comprehensive defense of Ukraine, which includes a series of measures organized and implemented in Ukraine in peacetime to ensure the widest possible participation of Ukrainian citizens in order to ensure military security, state sovereignty and territorial integrity, deter and suppress aggression and inflict unacceptable losses on the enemy and force it to stop the aggression against Ukraine.
Zelensky said that Based on the decision of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, training of reservists in the territorial defense system will be conducted in the near future.
he said that They are currently working to raise the summit ceiling with the participation of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and the leaders of Ukraine, Turkey and Germany. He noted that the majority of summit participants, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, had already supported the initiative.
In addition, the president announced a reduction in the tax burden on companies and a reduction in the number of inspections. he said that It will also reduce sales tax on gasoline and diesel, which will lead to lower fuel prices. “Our goal is to obtain economic independence, especially in the energy sector,” he added.
Zelensky called on politicians to unite for the sake of the Fatherland and announced that The 50 richest businessmen in Ukraine will meet on Wednesday.
“Ukraine is a peaceful nation. We want silence, but if we listen today, we will disappear tomorrow,” the president said.
Earlier today, Zelensky said he was considering severing diplomatic ties between Ukraine and Russia, citing Moscow’s continued military aggression.
The Ukrainian president, in response to Moscow’s recognition of the two splinter “people’s republics” in southeastern Ukraine, said: “We believe that this was an escalating step, legal aggression that laid the basis for military aggression by Russia and neighboring militias. The temporarily occupied Ukrainian lands.”
Putin announced his move on Monday evening in a video message that was condemned in turn by Western countries. The Russian president also authorized the armed forces to ensure peacekeeping in the regions newly recognized by Moscow as independent.
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