President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in an address to the nation on Saturday evening that Ukraine will provide everything necessary to protect the country. He also reported that work is underway to restore energy in certain sectors, News.ro notes.

Volodymyr ZelenskyiPhoto: Presidency of Ukraine / Zuma Press / Profimedia

“Today, an extremely important visit to Ukraine took place – the visit of the new Prime Minister of Great Britain, Rishi Sunak. A significant visit. We managed to discuss all the key issues of our relationship. There will be new results for both countries – that’s for sure. Thank you, Rishi, Mr. Prime Minister, for your willingness to defend freedom even more strongly with us. We also have several very necessary decisions, we agreed on them today,” Zelenskyi said.

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Zelensky noted that work is underway to eliminate problems in the energy sector.

“We are working across the country to stabilize the situation. The most problems with electricity are in the city of Kyiv and the Kyiv region, the city of Odesa and the Odesa region, the city of Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region. Vinnytsia, Ternopil, Tserasi, Chernihiv and other regions – everything possible is being done so that people can live normally. Kherson – we are restoring transport connections. The first train from Kyiv leaves. Every day we create new opportunities for people. We are preparing important international events – they will take place in the near future. We will provide everything necessary for our protection. We involve everyone who can join in supporting our state,” added the Ukrainian Head of State.