Zelensky:

We will reach the point where we produce enough interceptors to make Shahed drones meaningless for Russia.

Zelensky:

There is no country in Europe that could rely only on its own technology and money to defend itself.

Zelensky:

Putin still has guarantees of financial stability. A large part of those guarantees lies here in Europe.

Russian oil tankers still move freely along Europe’s shores—in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, and the Mediterranean. Overall, Russia still uses more than a thousand tankers.

I recently discussed this with President Macron, with President von der Leyen, and with other leaders, and I thank them for their willingness to fix this. We spoke about it in detail.

It is important to block this entire fleet—all these tankers—and to have them confiscated, the same way the United States acts against shadow fleet tankers near its own shores.

Zelensky on Russian casualties:

Just in December, our forces eliminated 35,000 occupying soldiers—killed and severely wounded.

In January, there were fewer Russian assaults, and as a result, Russia’s losses were about 30,000 killed and badly wounded.

There is even a clear price Russia pays for every kilometer of occupied Ukrainian land on the Donetsk front. The price Russia now pays for one kilometer is 156 soldiers.

Putin may not be concerned about this now, but there is a level at which he will start to care. Every month, Russia mobilizes about 40,000 people—sometimes a little more.

Not all of them reach the front line. So overall, the size of the Russian contingent in Ukraine is not growing this year.

Zelensky on Russian casualties:

For our army, the mission is clear: to destroy more Russian occupiers.

And the goal is specific—at least 50,000 per month.

Zelensky:

Even one “Viktor” can think about how to grow his belly, not how to grow his army to stop Russian tanks from returning to the streets of Budapest.

Zelensky on Putin:

Putin does not live like ordinary people. He cannot imagine life without power—or after power. Normal things do not interest him.

Putin consults more with Tsar Peter and Empress Catherine about territorial gains than with any living person about real life.

Can you imagine Putin without war?

Zelensky on Putin:

Putin may see himself as a Tsar, but in reality, he is a slave to war.

And if he lives another 10 years? We understand that it is possible.

He could regroup, rebuild, and expand again.

Zelensky:

We hope Trump hears us. We hope Congress hears us.

We hope the American people hear us.

And we are grateful for all the real help.

Zelensky:

The Ukrainian Army is the strongest army in Europe, thanks to our heroes.

And I think it is simply not smart to keep this army outside NATO.

Zelensky:

We truly hope that the trilateral meetings next week will be serious and substantive—helpful for all of us.

But honestly, sometimes it feels like the sides are talking about completely different things.

Zelensky:

The Americans often return to the topic of concessions. And too often, those concessions are discussed only in the context of what Ukraine should give—not Russia.

Europe is practically not present at the table. That is a big mistake, in my view—it truly is.

We Ukrainians are trying to bring you fully into the process so that Europe’s interests and voice are taken into account.

Zelensky calls Putin Hitler:

Putin hopes to repeat Munich — not Munich 2007, when they only spoke about dividing Europe, but Munich 1938, when the previous Putin began dividing Europe in reality.

Zelensky:

Ukraine is ready for a deal—one that brings real peace to Ukraine and to Europe.

I am confident that this war can be ended, and ended with dignity.

WATCH: Zelensky gets a standing ovation at Munich Security Conference after his speech.

Zelensky:

It is wrong to assume that this is a permanent arrangement, that others can stay safe behind Ukraine forever.

Ukrainians are people, not Terminators.

NATO’s Rutte on Russia:

They lost 65,000 people in December and January. They are not winning this.

They make very small gains in Donetsk and other places—so small that they are almost irrelevant—but they lose all these people.

If there is a dictator in Moscow willing to do that, then we are dealing with someone who is ready to sacrifice so many of his own people in this war.

We have to take that seriously, because this is crazy behavior.

NATO’s Rutte on Russia:

Putin is again sending this historian next week to the talks in Geneva, where he will lecture Ukrainians about Sweden or whatever.

Christiane Amanpour: Are you feeling the pressure by Trump?

Zelensky: A little bit.

Zelensky:

The American side proposed a free economic zone. We said we are ready to look at such proposals. It is our territory. It has to remain our territory. We cannot just withdraw. There are 200,000 Ukrainians living there. It is our land. We cannot simply run away. We did not run away on the first day of this war, so why would we do it today?

We are ready to talk about a free economic zone. Maybe it could be something important for compromises and for the reconstruction of Ukraine. We are ready to take steps.

The question is: what are the Russians ready to do? We do not hear any compromises from the Russian side. We want to hear something from them.

Zelensky on elections:

I see comparisons. They say they had elections during the Civil War with Lincoln. How can we compare that to us?

Our people are under missiles; it is not just a land war.

We are under ballistic attacks. Give us a ceasefire.