President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the second anniversary of the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
with a commemoration of the victims of the warfare, which had been additionally attended by international dignitaries.
“Each regular individual desires the top of the warfare, however none of us will enable the top of our Ukraine,” the Ukrainian president mentioned, towards the backdrop of destroyed planes at Hostomel airport close to Kiev on Saturday. He mentioned the warfare would solely finish “on our phrases” and with a “honest” peace. Zelensky mentioned he was pleased with Ukrainians combating for his or her independence.
The president recalled that the battle for the capital Kiev started in Hostomel. “And it was there that he [Russian President Vladimir Putin)] suffered its first basic defeat,” Zelensky mentioned. He thanked international allies for his or her assist in the protection marketing campaign.
The president of the EU Fee, Ursula von der Leyen, mentioned that she remembered how two years in the past, it appeared that “every little thing was misplaced”. However because of the braveness of the Ukrainians, this didn’t occur, he mentioned. They’d amazed the world, he mentioned.
The heads of presidency of Belgium, Italy and Canada – Alexander De Croo, Giorgia Meloni and Justin Trudeau – additionally made speeches on the ceremony. Zelensky then awarded medals to the troopers.
