The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy intends to present to the European leaders not only the Victory Plan at the meeting of the European Council, but also to discuss the definition of the correct mechanism for allocating $35 billion to Ukraine from the proceeds of frozen rockets within the framework of the G7 initiative.
“Thank you for the invitation and the opportunity to join the Council and talk with the leaders. And, of course, it is very important for me to share our Victory Plan with all the leaders who have helped us with their leadership since the very beginning of the full-scale war, and perhaps with some notes that will not be released to the press,” Zelensky told reporters before the start of the meeting. Council of Europe.
“And, of course, I want to say about this 35 billion dollars out of 50 billion Russian assets, about the decision made during the G7, and about finding the right mechanism to get this money to us as soon as possible,” the president emphasized.
The head of the Ukrainian state told the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, that in the period without military support, domestic production of drones and electronic electronic warfare systems helped Ukraine a lot.
“And we need money for this, and in part we really need this money from Russian assets to use it for our domestic production,” Zelensky emphasized.
He also reminded that winter is approaching, for which Ukraine needs to prepare.
“We did a lot of things. But we need urgent air defense measures. I don’t want to delve into the details at the moment,” the president added.
