Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the world today cannot be safe without America, the world needs American leadership that does not wait for the November elections in the United States, but acts decisively so that enemies like Putin fear joint actions of the United States and their partners.

"Now everyone is waiting for November. Americans are waiting for November. And Europe, Middle East, Indo-Pacific – the whole world is looking to November. And truly speaking – Putin awaits November too, but killing and destroying to get ready – to be ready for everything what November might bring," Zelenskyy said while speaking at the Ronald Reagan Institute in Washington.

"Even the anniversary NATO Summit which should become a top event does not indeed look strong in the media in contrast to what is expected from November. It seems that people do not even notice that NATO has expanded by two new countries [Finland and Sweden] at once – this is a historic event, but it is in the shadows of another story," he noted.

"Then, what happened now? When did it step into the shadows? When did one start thinking that it’s better to delay than act? That partial solutions are better than victory? And when it started to appear that to defend freedom is allegedly unsafe? And that to put Putin in place for blackmailing the whole world is allegedly unprofitable?.. It’s time to step out of the shadows, to make strong decisions work, to act and not to wait for November or any other month. To this end, we must be strong and uncompromising. All together. And first of all America. And first of all the leaders of America and the President of the United States as a leader of the free world," the president said.

"We need to be exactly what all Ukrainians were on the 24th of February 2022. Exactly what President Biden and the Congress were on the 24th of February. When Putin decided to break everything dear to us. We all acted as one, we didn’t wait a single day and even a minute. Then the world saw that Putin could lose and democracy can win – can win even when it seemed impossible," he noted.

"The world can't be secure without America... America should not shy away from its strength. It is America that keeps the freedom for the world. That's why the world values America – America which acts," Zelenskyy said.

"And now we all need exactly this – leadership that does not wait for any Novembers but acts – acts now, acts every day, strongly, so that life wins, and so that our enemies such as Putin – fear our actions," he stressed.