Captain Haddock

"Are you ready to resign as President if it means peace for Ukraine?" "Yes, if it means peace for Ukraine. Or I can exchange it for joining NATO," - President Zelenskyy. A large conference by President Zelenskyy and other Ukrainian military and civilian leaders is taking place today, on the eve of the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion into Ukraine. Some of the points made during the event: ◾️President Zelenskyy: ▪️Ukraine, Europe, United States and Russia should be at the negotiating table. ▪️Ukraine needs security guarantees from Donald Trump. ▪️Europe will have to increase defense capacities of its countries, this is inevitable. ▪️Ukraine needs 20 more Patriot air defense systems. ◾️If Russia doesn't exit the war by 2026, it will lose its ability to become a superpower in the near future - head of Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Kyrylo Budanov. ◾️Ukrainian long-range drones have caused Russia losses worth billios of dollars - head of Ukrainian Security Service Maliuk. The Service has struck 48 strategic objects, including Russian airfields, oil industry and military targets. ◾️Ukrainian long-range drones hit targets in Russia 1,700 km from Ukraine. This distance keeps increasing - Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi. ◾️The situation with provisions of weapons and military equipment remains challenging - Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi. ◾️China is interested in a just end of the war in Ukraine. The European market is important for them, they need stability in the region - Foreign Minister Sybiha. ◾️North Korea will supply 148 KN/23 ballistic missiles to Russia this year - head of Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Budanov. North Korea supplies about 50% of the munitions Russia needs. ◾️Russia's plan for 2025 is to produce 7 million artillery munitions and mines and 3,000 long-range missiles - head of External Intelligence Service Ivashchenko.