The fewer Europeans' dependencies on Russia, the more you can guarantee reliable security to all in Europe - Presidential Appeal

And this also means that Europe has become even more holistic. It is this course that we all have to follow in Europe in the future - all on the continent. This applies, in particular, to Central Europe - those that still have treaties with Russia. We need to work more with America - LNG gas, oil. We need to work more with our partners in neighboring countries with the European Union, in this region to import the necessary energy. Caucasus, Middle East, North Africa.

The less the dependence of Europeans on Russia, the more it is possible to guarantee reliable security for everyone in Europe. I congratulate our friends - Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia with today's achievement. It is important that Poland helps, and it proves again and again: cooperation between us all is the independence of each of us. I am grateful to the European Union for the support of our region, our common security.

Similarly, it is necessary to press on Russia's efforts to use its tankers, our fleet against us, against all of Europe. We have recently expanded the sanction pressure in Ukraine so that not only the tankers from Russia are under sanctions, not only the firms they are registered, but also for the captains of these vessels, people working for war, also felt this pressure.

This should be supported at the pan -European level - it is necessary for the European Union to join these sanctions in the field of energy. And one more. There was a report of Syrsky's head today. Donetsk region - Pokrovsky, Uremivsky, other rigid directions. The extraordinary courage of our soldiers is the 33rd, 225th and 425th separate assault regiments. Thank you guys very much! And also the 82nd and 95th brigade, the Kursk direction, is a very effective enemy destruction.