Zelensky addresses the nation: We are in a difficult moment! Either we will lose dignity, or we will lose a partner like the US

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Zelensky addresses the nation: We are in a difficult moment! Either we will lose
Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine is in "one of the most difficult moments" in its history, the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday, as a proposal to end the fighting drafted by the United States puts pressure on Kiev to cede territory, limit the size of its military and promise not to join NATO in exchange for ending the war.

"The pressure on Ukraine is now at its peak. Ukraine may now face a very difficult choice: either the loss of dignity, or the risk of losing a key partner, or 28 difficult points, or an extremely harsh winter," Zelensky said in his daily video address, referring to the 28-point plan presented by US President Donald Trump.

"The most difficult and further dangers are life without freedom, without dignity, without justice, and trusting someone who has attacked us twice," he continued.

Ukraine will "work calmly" and quickly with the US and its partners towards ending the war, Zelensky said.

A number of European leaders have spoken out in support of Ukraine since details of Trump's proposal were released, pledging to stand by Kiev and insisting that no decisions about the country's fate be made without its input.

"I will present arguments, I will convince, I will offer alternatives, but we will definitely not give the enemy any reason to say that Ukraine does not want peace, that it is disrupting the process, and that Ukraine is not ready for diplomacy," Zelensky continued.


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