Ukraine wants peace but will not just give in to Russia at any price, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a defiant speech on Monday as foreign leaders gathered in Kyiv to mark its Independence Day celebrations.British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and European Council President Antonio Costa were among the foreign dignitaries present for celebrations of the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s break from the Soviet Union.Burnham, making his first visit to the Ukrainian capital as prime minister, was due to announce British support to help Kyiv boost its domestic production of long-range missiles.He was also scheduled to co-chair a virtual meeting of the “Coalition of the Willing” - a group of countries backing Ukraine - with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The leaders were expected to discuss Ukraine’s request for more air defense systems to stop Russian ballistic missiles pounding Ukrainian cities.Wearing a traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirt, Zelenskyy thanked foreign leaders from Finland, Denmark, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia for travelling to Kyiv to show their support. He vowed to find a solution to what he called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “ballistic terror.”“Ukraine absolutely wants peace, but it is not ready to simply surrender,” Zelenskyy said in a video posted on Telegram, which showed him standing in front of the golden-domed St Michael’s monastery.For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our dedicated page.Zelenskyy said that Russia’s demand - repeatedly rejected by Ukraine - that Kyiv cede the remaining part of the eastern Donbas area that is not in Russian hands after 4-1/2 years of war would not be enough to stop Russian aggression.“All of this is driven by the manic dream of one person that Ukraine should not exist,” Zelenskyy said, in a reference to Putin. “The Kremlin is obsessed with this.”