This is where I am very clear on my position, and I will not change it,
Russia's opposition to NATO membership for Ukraine and Georgia is both emotional and based on perceived strategic concerns about the impact on Russia's interests in the region."
When and if the Victory Plan is fully implemented, Russia will attend the summit, the formula will be applied, and the effectiveness, goals, and principles of the UN Charter will be entirely restored,
Either Ukraine will have nuclear weapons, which will serve as protection, or it must be part of some kind of alliance. Apart from NATO, we do not know of such an effective alliance
Countries like Belgium, Slovenia or Spain are hiding behind the U.S. and Germany. They are reluctant,
The alliance has not, to date, reached the point where it is prepared to offer membership or an invitation to Ukraine,
We are making sure that NATO does not become a party to the war, so that this war does not turn into a much greater catastrophe.”
I have a very good relationship with Scholz. I am grateful that Scholz is helping. Germany is second in terms of support,
In other words: we do not attack their energy; they do not attack our energy. Does this lead to the end of the hot stage? I think so. Because this is a part of the war that is very dangerous for us,
If your corridor is working, the ports and Odesa are not attacked … If we are talking about free navigation, no one has the right to strike at civilian ships and it is not possible to block the seas, especially the Black Sea,
Diplomacy. Any negotiations, I believe, will mean another stage of the war. This does not mean that there are no defensive or offensive actions. But in any case, when diplomatic steps are taken, it leads to the end of the hot stage of the war,
If we agree together with partners … that the parties do not strike on energy infrastructure, it will mean deescalation,
This does not mean that they will not use, for example, drones against some of our military targets, and we will not attack their military targets,
The goal is to do everything possible to maintain unity and achieve results in various areas of the country's development,
The president has already given [the government] instructions to develop this plan,
Over the years, people’s overall blood pressure rises.”
They said, yes, we’ve started working on the Victory Plan, they want to analyze everything, and so on. But it’s very clear to me that all the major partners, especially during the election period, will be afraid of Russia’s reaction,
We are not asking to be given or returned nuclear weapons,
After the elections, we hope for a more positive reaction from the U.S. — not because of a change in the president, but because the focus of the United States is now on the elections, and I believe that any sharp statements from the U.S. today might be inappropriate or carry risks. I think they don’t want unnecessary risks,
We believe that they [Germany and the US] are consolidating their views on NATO, and this has an impact, for example, on Hungary and Slovakia,