"Democracy needs victory". The message of the Ukrainian president at the summit organized by Joe Biden
Russia is at war with many democracies of the world, connecting the mechanisms of disinformation, corruption, election interference, espionage, cybercrime. This is the message of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, delivered at the Summit for Democracy organized by US President Joe Biden, writes Ukrainskaia Pravda.
"The enemies of freedom in the last decades have not lost a single year. They have directed all their time and unlimited funds to weaken, corrupt and undermine democracies. But have all the efforts of the free world been directed at limiting the aggressive potential of tyrants or bringing them to justice for their crimes? Unfortunately no. We have to fix it," Zelenskiy said. The leader from Kiev was convinced that "democracy must learn to be uncompromising in the face of evil."
“First of all, we should not think about how to save Putin's face... We should think about how to preserve respect for democracy in those countries where freedom has not yet won. Secondly, the defenders of democracy should help with all the weapons that will be reliable to ensure the defeat of the aggressor. Democracy needs victory. This year, not later, we are able to offer it. But we need to act faster," Zelenskiy said.
The Ukrainian leader said that "the Kremlin is trying to turn even the food supply into a weapon" and this is "a war against freedom and democracy".
He called on Summit participants to more actively freeze the assets of wealthy Russians. In addition, Zelensky stated that "sanctions against Russia are much slower than Russian aggression."
We remind you that the president of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu also gave a speech at the Summit for Democracy. The head of state called on the international partners to support the Republic of Moldova in the fight against corruption and misinformation.
