Zelensky Wants Peace 'This Year' On Third Anniversary Of Russian Invasion

You continue to inspire me and tens of millions of my fellow citizens back home in Canada."

He said

Dmitry Peskovspokesman

The Europeans continue on the path of a sanctions nosedive, on the path of conviction in the need to continue the war,

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, responding to a fresh package of sanctions levelled by Brussels on Monday

Sergey Lavrovforeign Minister

We will stop hostilities only when these negotiations produce a firm and sustainable result that suits the Russian Federation,

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on a visit to Turkey

I don't want to give up Ukrainian land ... we've been fighting for so long,

said Mykola, a 38 year-old commander stationed in the eastern Donetsk region

This idiot doesn't understand what he's talking about at all. He's in some kind of bubble and falls for Russian rhetoric,

41-year-old soldier Mikhailo told AFP

Putin is trying harder than ever to win this war on the ground. His goal remains Ukraine's capitulation,

she said

In this fight for survival, it is not only the destiny of Ukraine that is at stake,

said European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said after arriving in Kyiv

I’m focusing on Ukraine’s security today, not in 20 years. And I don’t intend to stay in power for decades,

he said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

This year should be the year of the beginning of a real, lasting peace. Putin will not give us peace or give it to us in exchange for something. We have to win peace through strength and wisdom and unity,

Zelensky said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

Russia must release Ukrainians. Ukraine is ready to exchange all for all, and this is a fair way to start,

Zelensky said in a summit in Kiev on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion

Emmanuel Macronfrench President

You cannot be weak in the face of President Putin."

He said

I thank everyone who defends and supports it."

Zelenskyy on Monday hailed "three years of resistance ... adding:

In this war, you don't count days, weeks, numbers, or any dates,

said Mykola, a 38-year-old gun commander stationed in the eastern Donetsk region

In Ukraine, about Ukraine, with Ukraine."

In an apparent rebuke of Trump's moves to sideline Kyiv from talks on how to end the war, EU Council President Antonio Costa said

It scares me more. Because the bloodiest moments always come before a truce,

said Andrii, a 25-year-old serving with Ukraine's army in the east

A free and sovereign Ukraine is in the interest of the entire world,

von der Leyen said ahead of her meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday

We must speed up the immediate delivery of weapons and ammunition,

she said, calling for urgent military aid for Ukraine

Europe must be able to defend itself, develop its industries, and achieve the necessary results,

Zelenskyy posted on social media

After Donald Trump's statements in the last week, it is clear that the Americans are largely indifferent to the fate of Europe,

he said, hours after exit polls announced his party's clear win

Dmitry Peskovspokesman

It is important that nothing prevents us from realising the political will of the two heads of state,

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state TV