Turin, 14 July (LaPresse) – ‘I am grateful to President Trump for his willingness to help protect the lives of our people. This war continues solely because of Russia, because of Putin's desire to prolong it.’ This was stated on X by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. ‘Russia is trying to make war seem like the “new normal”,’ he explained. ‘We must never accept this. We must do everything humanly possible to force Russia to stop the killings, to achieve real peace and ensure security. Peace is only possible through strength.’ "Russia's financing of the war must be stopped. Its ties with Iran and North Korea must be severed. Any supply of components and equipment for the Russian military industry must be stopped,‘ he continued. ’I am grateful to our team and to the United States, Germany and Norway for preparing a new decision on Patriot systems for Ukraine. We are also working on important defence agreements with the US. Ukraine is fully ready to take all honest and effective steps towards peace – lasting peace – and real security. It is Russia that is not ready. It is Russia that must be forced. And that is exactly what is happening," he concluded.