President: Peace Summit shows that international support for Ukraine not weakening

The head of state said this at a press conference following the Global Peace Summit in Burgenstock, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"This summit shows that international support is not weakening, it is strong. On the contrary, I believe that a large number of other countries have joined," Zelensky said.

As for the support, the President noted that it is different, because Ukraine is provided not only with military assistance, but also with humanitarian and political support.

"We need the word of the overwhelming majority of the world to put pressure on Russia to end this unprovoked and unjust war," the President emphasized.

According to him, there are two ways to put pressure, and the first one is diplomatic. "Peace summit, then meetings, joint plan - this is the way. As for the second way, it is a strong defense, a strong army, and a strong Ukrainian soldier on the battlefield who defends his family, his country, and his statehood. And this is very important," Zelensky said.

The President emphasized that Ukraine has always spoken about peace. 

"Almost two years have passed since we proposed the Peace Formula at the G20, at the peak of the war. And at the peak of the war, we talked about peace. We wanted to end this war. We wanted the world to put pressure on Russia and end this war," Zelensky said.

As reported, the first Peace Summit is taking place in the Swiss resort of Burgenstock on June 15-16. It discusses nuclear security, food security, and the humanitarian dimension - the exchange of prisoners and the return of abducted Ukrainian children. The results of the summit will be handed over to Russia.