Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky has sent a letter to Prime Minister Denis Shmigal to work on setting up a control mechanism of visas for citizens from Russia entering the country.
“In the context of large-scale Russian aggression, the issue raised is important and urgent, which is why I support the need to strengthen the control regime on the entry of Russian citizens into Ukraine,” the official said. Ukrainian president.
The petition on the need to introduce a visa control mechanism for Russian citizens was published in March. on the website of the Ukrainian Presidency on February 11 of this year and obtained 26,742 votes out of the 25,000 necessary, according to the Ukrainian media.
On the other hand, after three months of Russian invasion of the country, Zelenskiy assured in his usual evening speech that the Armed Forces of Ukraine “are resisting the extremely fierce offensive of the Russian troops in the east”; before an “enemy” which is “substantially superior in terms of equipment and number of soldiers”.
“We still need the help of partners, especially weapons for Ukraine. Full help! No exceptions, no restrictions. Enough to win”, the Ukrainian president reiterated, also recalling his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland).
“Still in Davos, for For example, Kissinger emerges from the deep past and says that a part of the Ukraine should be given to Russia. So that there is no alienation of Russia from Europe”, he has said, referring to comments made by the former US secretary of state.
Specifically, Kissinger has said that Ukraine should cede territory to Russia based on the dividing line, which should be a return to the ‘status quo’ above, to help put an end to the invasion, according to the newspaper ‘The Washington Post’.
“By the way, in the year 1938, When Kissinger’s family was fleeing Nazi Germany, he was 15 years old and understood. all perfectly. And no one knew from him then that it was necessary to adapt to the Nazis instead of fleeing from them or fighting them”, Zelensky replied.
For his part, Shmigal specified this Wednesday that the basis for the renovation of the country, after the war, will be national security, European integration and economic transformation, according to the Ukrinform news agency.
“To do this, we are working to optimize and improve the entire area. In the field of defense, establishing long-term alliances with countries that will strengthen our military complex”, he said, adding that “European integration for Ukraine will mean open export markets or access to EU structural funds”.
He also pointed out that this integration will ultimately lead to a “reunification” n long-awaited relationship with the European peoples”, with whom Ukraine has “many more common values than with its eastern neighbor”.