President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky traditionally addressed the Ukrainians and mentioned negotiations with the Russian side to end the war.

He said that the mayor of Melitopol was released from captivity: “Ivan Fedorov is free. Spoke to him today. The Russian military kidnapped him on March 11, they tried to persuade him to collaborate”.

After the talks, he recalled: “My priorities in the negotiations are completely clear. End of the war, security guarantees, sovereignty, restoration of territorial integrity, real guarantees for our country, real protection for our country,” Zelensky said..

The main thing from the address of President Volodymyr Zelensky:.

Russian troops suffer such losses in Ukraine, which were not in Syria, were not in Chechnya. The Soviet troops in Afghanistan did not have either. If your war, the war against the Ukrainian people, continues, the mothers of Russia will lose more children than in the Afghan and Chechen wars combined. Why do you need it? Every Russian soldier who lays down his gun will get a chance, a chance to survive.

In Mariupol, in the besieged Mariupol, Russian aircraft purposefully dropped a super-powerful bomb on the Drama Theater in the city center. Hundreds of people were hiding from shelling. building destroyed. The death toll is still unknown. Heart breaks what Russia is doing to our people. With our Mariupol. With Donetsk region. Russian citizens! How is your blockade of Mariupol different from the blockade of Leningrad during the Second World War? Who do you imitate?

In a speech in Congress, I appealed to the United States and to all responsible states to create a new U-24 association. A new alliance that ensures that every aggressor receives a coordinated peace response. Fast and efficient. Straightaway. Not in weeks, months, years, but in the first 24 hours from the attack.

We can no longer trust existing institutions. We cannot hope that bureaucrats in international organizations will change so quickly. Therefore, we must look for new guarantees. Creating new tools. Take those who have courage and do what justice requires. We have already proven that we can do historical things. It's not only our resistance. Not only defense.

Even at this time - the biggest test for Ukraine - we were able to join the European energy grid. Now Ukraine can use electricity flows from the European Union. We've been going to this for decades. Finally happened! I am grateful to all the power engineers of our country, to everyone who worked for this result..

We are already working on programs to renew our country after the war.. I promise everyone, every Ukrainian who has lost his house, lost his apartment as a result of hostilities or shelling, that the state will restore everything. Will restore on its own.

For the sake of peace for us, the delegation of Ukraine is talking with the delegation of Russia. And I want all our citizens, citizens of Ukraine, to hear me now. Negotiations are ongoing. My priorities in the negotiations are absolutely clear: the end of the war, guarantees of security, sovereignty, restoration of territorial integrity, real guarantees for our country, real protection for our country.

Recall that today Zelensky addressed the US Congress.