Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine will focus its diplomatic efforts over the coming weeks on financing defense and long-range and mid-range strike operations, energy and preparations for winter, as well as social programs and support for economic activity.
Zelensky said this on Telegram following a report by Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi, according to Ukrinform.
"We coordinated our diplomatic work for the coming weeks. Three key priorities are financing Ukraine’s defense, our long-range operations and mid-range strikes; energy and winter preparations; and full implementation of the necessary social programs in Ukraine, as well as support for economic activity," he wrote.
Zelensky said Koretskyi had reported on the implementation of the agreements already reached with Ukraine's partners and preparations for additional steps, in particular with Canada, Norway and other key countries.
"Ukraine's ministries and the Office team must demonstrate a much faster pace and fully follow through on what we discussed at the leaders' level. To cover Ukraine's defense funding gap and energy needs, further develop social programs and support Ukrainian business activity at this stage of the war, we must use every possible opportunity to cooperate with our partners. No opportunity should be missed. This is primarily a task for the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Finance, Energy and Economy of Ukraine. We need real results," he said.
