“February 24, 2022 could have marked the end of the world we know, a world of rules to protect life” and “2024 must become the time to fully re-establish a rules-based world order.”
Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky said this while speaking at the Munich Security Conference
.
"Russia that does not respect the rules must remain in the past, we can ensure this not by doing something, but by doing everything necessary," he added.
"Putin only has two options: end up in The Hague (at the International Criminal Court) or be killed by one of the people around him who are now killing for him."
"We must make security a reality again. The year 2024 requires a reaction from all of us. If we do not act, Putin will make the next few years catastrophic for other nations too," Zelensky said.
"Putin kills whoever he wants, be it an opposition leader or someone he considers a target - added the Ukrainian president -. After Navalny's death, it is absurd to see Putin as a legitimate leader of the Russian state, he is a criminal who maintains the power through power and violence".
The withdrawal of the Ukrainian army from the town of Avdiivka was a "right decision" to "save as many lives as possible", as Ukrainian soldiers struggled to resist the onslaught of Russian troops.
“It was a logical right and professional decision to save as many lives as possible,” Zelensky said.
Stoltenberg: 'vital' that US approves aid to Ukraine
"There is a vital and urgent need for the US to decide on a package for Ukraine because" Kiev "needs that support": said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking at the Munich Security Conference .
Reproduction reserved © Copyright ANSA