Today, I addressed the Governors Association in Utah and emphasized the critical need for global unity against aggression. There are different wars in the world, but Russia’s war against Ukraine is one of the most transparent battles between good and evil of our time. pic.twitter.com/D9ARCKDGq4
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 12, 2024
Today, I addressed the Governors Association in Utah and emphasized the critical need for global unity against aggression. There are different wars in the world, but Russia’s war against Ukraine is one of the most transparent battles between good and evil of our time.
Ukraine has done nothing wrong before God and people. All the pain our country suffers is due to Russia’s criminal actions, unprovoked and unjust aggression. It’s so valuable that many nations have united to help us preserve our freedom and the understanding that evil must lose.
What else would our world rely on if evil did not lose and if good people did not unite in battles against what threatens any life and any values? I have said many times that we don’t ask the US and other partners to fight for us.
We don’t ask for their boots on the ground. The only thing we ask for is sufficient support – air defense systems for our cities, weapons for our men and women on the front line, support in protecting normal life and rebuilding.
This is all we need to withstand and drive Russia from our land to send strong signal to other potential aggressors. And we truly receive such support. I am grateful for this. We receive it from dozens of countries – and America’s leadership is indeed felt.
Many people, communities, and companies globally are helping us. As it’s said, “The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to their labor.”
Today, I thank the state of Utah, other states, all Americans, and communities – all those who do not want and will not allow evil to prevail.
Recently, a Russian missile struck Okhmatdyt, one of Europe’s best children’s hospitals. This couldn’t have been a coincidence. Children battling severe illnesses were left amidst ruins. We’re working to restore the hospital and ensure children receive necessary treatments – cancer does not wait for the Russians to stop bombing.
Russia has destroyed countless civilian structures: 160,000 homes, 3,000 schools and universities, 750 medical facilities, and nearly 200 churches. All of this presents us with a huge range of tasks, and many of them will be resolved within communities, very close to the ground.
We deeply appreciate friends from around the world visiting Ukraine, speak the truth about what they have witnessed, help rebuild all that is necessary for a normal life, and personally tell everyone who has not seen such a war that good must always triumph in war.
To ensure the victory of good, the voice of each governor and community leader is crucial. I invite everyone to visit Ukraine, see our struggle. I am proud of Ukrainians and what they are achieving. Together we can achieve much more for all of us – for our countries and communities. I invite you to build people-to-people connections that will last forever.
Utah’s contribution to rebuilding Ukraine has already helped thousands. This aid can reach millions and support the cause of good, which rewards everyone – regardless of where they live. We all share the same values and don’t want war to disrupt life anywhere.
