Need pressure tactics on Russia for the sake of terror and war to stop - Presidential appeal

It is a absolutely conscious blow to the city near the grocery market, just in civilians. 12 people were injured, including one child. Also Russian strikes in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Mykolaiv regions. Sumy region is constant blows of managed aircraft. And all this - almost a month after the United States of America offered a complete ceasefire. Russia obviously ignores diplomacy and uses contacts with the world only to make something profitable for itself, not to end the war.

Pressure tactics - pressure on Russia are needed for the sake of terror and war. I thank everyone in the world who helps us in this. Now the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov is already in Brussels, where Ramstein will work, a new meeting. Of course, our priority is aircraft, and we have some arrangements with partners already so that our defense of the sky becomes stronger.

We will continue to work with every country, with every leader who can really influence the Russian state to feel a greater price for the war - a price that is increasing for them invariably. I also instructed our, Ukrainian, sanction packages - there is a corresponding justification from special services, these are strong packages - and for the shadow tanker fleet that Moscow uses to finance war, and to propaganda of war - those who actually try to weaken our protection and help.

The preparation of appropriate decrees is now underway, everything will be gradual. We also work to synchronize our sanction packages with partners' decisions in the European Union and other strong jurisdictions of the world. There was a report of the Security Service of Ukraine - Vasyl Malyuk: counteraction to sabotage, counteraction to the agent of the enemy. I want to thank the SBU for the protection of our country.