Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, in an address sent on Tuesday evening, told compatriots that Ukraine, with the help of its partners, will add even more security to the Black Sea, and Russia will lose any opportunity to dominate the area and spread its influence. and destructive force in other countries.

“Ukraine’s successes in the Battle of the Black Sea are something that will go down in history, although it is not often talked about now,” Zelenskyi said.

He claims that “thanks to Ukrainian courage” the Russian fleet was pushed back to the eastern part of the Black Sea, and “Russia cannot use the Black Sea to spread its aggression in other parts of the world, as it did with Syria. “Then Russia invested in the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria, using the Black Sea as a base, and then our Crimea as a bridgehead for the Russian military. Now the situation has changed. He has fundamentally changed. And when we add even more security to the Black Sea, Russia will lose any opportunity to dominate this area and extend its influence and destructive power to other countries,” Zelenskyy said.

“The more our coast and sea are protected, the more protected the world is,” said the Ukrainian leader, who wanted to celebrate the International Black Sea Day in this way.

On this occasion, Kyiv held a meeting with Black Sea partners, with whom he discussed, in particular, Ukrainian export corridors on the Black Sea and the protection of ports and cities in the south from Russian attacks. “All this is important not only for our country, not only for the security of Ukraine, but much more widely. And during a large-scale war, we proved it – we proved that when Ukraine, together with its partners, restores the security of the Black Sea, the world gets more security for other regions. Starting with food security and ending with social security, because the political stability of many countries in difficult regions of Africa and Asia depends on the stability of the food market,” Zelenskyy said.

According to him, Ukraine is increasing its own production of drones, including naval ones, shells and other military equipment, and partners are preparing new defense packages.

Zelensky said that he had a conversation with Bulgarian Prime Minister Ivan Denkov, whom he thanked for the “very fruitful” partnership in the Black Sea – in the sphere of trade and security. “It is important that the agreements reached during my visit to Bulgaria are fully implemented. We also discussed our additional security capabilities,” Volodymyr Zelenskyi said.

“I thank everyone in the world who helps Ukraine! Glory to each of our soldiers! Glory to all those who do not back down, who do not tire, who believe in Ukraine just as they did on February 24, and who fight for Ukraine as on February 24, who cheer for Ukraine. Every day we have to add strength to our country – this is what we need,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy concluded his evening speech, and the international press wrote that the Ukrainian leader would be angry and feel betrayed by the Western allies who “left without the means to win the war, only means of survival.”

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