President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, in a traditional video address on the night of Thursday to Friday, said that the catastrophic situation could have been avoided "if the power players did not flirt with Russia, but really put pressure on them to end the war."

"For how many weeks the European Union has been trying to agree on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia. So far, Russia receives from the Europeans almost a billion euros a day for the supply of energy resources. Of course, I am grateful to our friends who are promoting new sanctions. But why do those who block the sixth package have so much power?" Zelensky asked.

"Why are they still allowed to have so much power, including in intra-European procedures? For many weeks now the world has not dared to block the Russian banking system - all banks without exception, in order to deprive the aggressor of the opportunity to finance not only the war against us, but also the policy of creating splits and crises throughout the world," he said.

Zelensky also recalled that "for how long have we been fighting for Ukraine to be provided with all the weapons that are needed to change the nature of the fighting and start moving faster and more confidently towards the expulsion of the occupiers. All weapons, including MLRS. With the systems that are really needed to stop this aggression. We are sure that thanks to our efforts, we will still be heard."

"During the time from May 26, 2014 [the day of Donetsk airport capture] and even more so from February 24 of this year to this day, those who really have the power to put an end to it and say: now Russia will really feel the full price for what it is doing against Ukraine, against European unity and against freedom as such."