“Now the pressure on Ukraine is one of the most difficult,” Zelenskiy said in his native language outside his presidential office in a speech. video statement. “We are currently experiencing one of the most difficult times in our history. Today, the pressure on Ukraine is one of the strongest. Today, Ukraine may face a very difficult choice: either lose its dignity or risk losing a major partner.
“Either 28 difficult points (of the framework), or an extremely harsh winter – the harshest ever – and additional risks. A life without freedom, without dignity, without justice,” Zelenskiy said, according to an English translation provided by Reuters.
“We will work calmly with America and all our partners. We will seek constructive solutions with our main partner. I will present arguments, I will persuade, I will propose alternatives, but we will certainly not give any reason to the enemy to say that Ukraine does not want peace, that it is disrupting the process and that Ukraine is not ready for diplomacy.
