Today, on the Day of Ukrainian Statehood, Our Major Achievement Is an Independent Ukraine – the President at the Press Conference

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U.S. assistance, profits from frozen Russian assets, security commitments, the actual opening of EU accession negotiations, and the outcomes of the Peace Summit, NATO Summit, and URC2O24 are the main achievements of Ukraine's team over the past six months. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his press conference.

First of all, Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned the bill passed by the U.S. Congress on the allocation of USD 61 billion in aid to Ukraine.

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The second important point, according to the President, is the security commitments for Ukraine. Since the adoption of the G7 Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine, 32 states have joined it, and bilateral security agreements have already been concluded with 23 of them.

"It encompasses everything from money to weaponry, from humanitarian aid to reconstruction, cybersecurity, air defense, and more. The approximate value of these agreements is USD 38 billion. I believe this is a strong result," the Head of State noted.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy also recalled the G7 Summit, which resulted in a decision to allocate USD 50 billion to Ukraine by the end of the year at the expense of frozen Russian assets.

The President considers the decision of the European Council to actually open negotiations on the future membership of our country in the EU as a great success for Ukraine both today and in the future.

He also spoke about the NATO Summit held last week in Washington, D.C.

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"This is probably the most powerful NATO Summit in terms of results for Ukraine. First of all, it is air defense. Five more Patriots, plus dozens of Hawks, IRIS-Ts, NASAMS and other systems. A large number of missiles for air defense," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The Head of State also called the inaugural Peace Summit in Switzerland a success. He emphasized that following its conclusion, the final Communiqué received support from 12 more participants.

According to the President, the Ukraine Recovery Conference held last month in Berlin also brought results for our country, as it adopted relevant decisions on energy, economy and recovery.