Statement by the President of Ukraine Before Meeting with Kamala Harris

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Madam Vice President, thank you for the invitation! Happy to see you!

Dear journalists!

I want to especially thank you for your participation in the Peace Summit - it was really important and we remember it. The format was successful. We are preparing the second one now. We have to end this war, we need a just peace. We must protect our people - Ukrainian families, Ukrainian children - and everyone from Putin's evil. And we are grateful to America for supporting Ukraine all along.

We'll have an important meeting today - right after I talked to President Biden about the Plan of Victory. I will share the details of the Plan with Vice President Harris. It is crucial for us to be fully understandable and to work in full coordination with the United States. This morning, I talked to the Congressmen - both chambers, both parties. And I'm thankful for the bipartisan support. We believe this war can be won and just peace can be closer only with the United States.

Madam Vice President, this is our seventh meeting, as you said, and not the last one. And as far as I remember, the third meeting this year. Thank you. I want to inform you about the latest developments on the battlefield, and about Ukraine's actions in the Kursk region - on what has been achieved and the ambitions ahead. Today we have a new strong support package, as you said, and we have a common view on the things that need to be done. We have to keep pressure on Russia to stop the war and to make truly lasting and just peace. It is a top priority for us and for other freedom-loving nations - to achieve not a freezing, but real peace. So we need to keep sanctions against Russia strong, and we need to use the proceeds from immobilized Russian assets to protect Ukraine, our people, our cities, our frontline from Russian evil. And of course we must work hard to bring all Russian war criminals to justice.

And one more.

I want to inform Madam Vice President about the latest Russian missile and "Shahed" attacks against Ukrainian energy infrastructure. We need to urgently strengthen Ukraine's air defense to save thousands of lives and reduce Russian terror to zero. It is achievable.

Thank you, America! Thank you Madam Vice President.

Слава Україні!

ph	Working Visit of the President of Ukraine to the U.S. 23 September 2024 - 01:58