President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the 34th Ukrainian Independence Day with a Kyiv parade and speeches where he said the world needs to push Russia to a point where Ukraine has “guaranteed peace”.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, reminding that Canada — which has a large Ukrainian diaspora following the Second World War — was the first country to recognise Ukrainian independence in 1991, joined President Zelensky in Kyiv on Sunday. Standing side by side at commemorative events and at a joint press conference, Carney heard Zelensky give updates on the war and make a call for forcing Russia to peace.
Zelensky said, in comments that shortly followed a message from U.S. President Donald Trump implying it would be worthwhile for Ukraine to launch greater strikes into Russia itself, that: “We are strong and not alone. Every day we are pushing this war back to where it came from, to the Russian sky and Russian soil… The pressure on Russia and their real losses are increasing. We know their real losses are increasing. We know that peace is coming.
The Ukrainian President continued: “We need a just peace, a peace where our future will be decided only by us… Ukraine has not yet won, but it has certainly not lost. ”In all, he said on Sunday, the world needs to “push Russia to peace”. (Read More)
