“We expect a response, a serious response. We are working to ensure there is a strong reaction, especially from America, Europe and all those in the world who rely on diplomacy.”
The US has brokered two ceasefires over the past week, one designed to allow shipping through the Black Sea, the other intended to stop attacks on energy targets.
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of violating the accord on energy sites.
In his remarks, Zelenskyy also said he spoke to Ukraine’s top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, about the situation along the 1,000 km front line in the war, which began when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Also discussed, he said, were areas “where our forces are operating inside Russian territory.”
“We are maintaining active measures that prevent the occupiers from advancing into (Ukraine’s) Sumy and Kharkiv regions,” Zelenskyy said.
Ukrainian troops still maintain a presence in western Russia’s Kursk region seven months after a cross-border incursion, though Russian forces have recaptured territory.
And Zelenskyy said on Friday that Ukrainian forces had taken “certain steps” in Russia outside the Kursk region to ease pressure on Ukrainian troops in the area.
