Zelensky's New Year's Address: 90% of Peace Deal Ready, Ukraine's Resolve

Ukraine's Pursuit of Peace

• 🕊️ President Zelensky expressed a deep desire for peace to arrive with the New Year, stating that Ukraine is doing everything possible to achieve it.
• 🎯 He revealed that a peace deal is 90% ready, with the remaining 10% representing crucial elements that will determine the fate of peace, Ukraine, and Europe.
• ⏳ The final 10% requires unity and wisdom from Ukraine, America, Europe, and the entire world to ensure peace is fully realized.

Ukraine's Unwavering Resolve

• 🛡️ Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine's fight is not just for peace at any cost, but for the end of the war without the end of Ukraine.
• 💪 He highlighted the nation's resilience, noting that 107 days of full-scale war, longer than the Nazi occupation of many cities, demonstrates the unconquered spirit of Ukrainians.
• 💡 The Ukrainian people have endured hardship with unity, not panic or chaos, remaining steadfast in their struggle.

Call for International Action

• 🇺🇸 Zelensky posed the question of whether America can stop the aggressor quickly and decisively, stating that it is always possible and urgently needed.
• 🚢 He stressed that sanctions are biting but require a "dead hand" grip, including a complete halt to Russian oil tankers and the shutdown of Russian factories.
• 🚀 The provision of weapons like Tomahawks would underscore that peace has no alternative and must be supported by strong agreements.

Europe's Role and Ukraine's Importance

• 🇪🇺 Zelensky urged Europe to understand the reality of the threat, not wanting them to experience a similar dawn raid as Ukraine did.
• 🌍 He asserted that Ukraine is the shield separating comfortable European life from the "Russian world."
• 🤝 Support for Ukraine is crucial, as its fall would lead to further aggression against other European nations, highlighting that Europe needs Ukraine as much as Ukraine needs Europe.

Hopes for 2026

• ❄️ Amidst a true winter with snow on New Year's, Zelensky drew a parallel between deeply desired outcomes and their eventual realization.
• 🌟 While peace won't fall from the sky, Ukraine believes in and fights for it, working towards a 2026 with quiet skies, peaceful lands, and warmth in homes.
• 🏠 The ultimate hope is for the return of all Ukrainians from the front, captivity, and occupation, ensuring the continued existence of Ukraine.