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Tensions escalate on the global stage as leaders clash over the future of European security and the ongoing war. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the Ukrainian leadership launched a blistering attack on Moscow’s war strategy, warning that aggression from Russia threatens the sovereignty and survival of Ukraine. The speech intensified debate across Western capitals about deterrence, military aid, and the risk of wider conflict in Europe.

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00:00But the problem is this, Putin is no longer interested in anything else.
00:06Putin does not live like ordinary people.
00:10He doesn't walk the streets. You will not see him in a cafe.
00:15His grandchildren do not go to the normal kindergarten in their hometown.
00:22He cannot imagine life without power or after power.
00:27Normal things do not interest him.
00:30Putin consults more with Tsar Peter and Empress Catherine about territorial gains
00:40than with any living person about real, real life.
00:45Can you imagine Putin without war?
00:48Some nights there are 400 or even 500 attack drones.
00:54And Ukraine has shut down almost 90. Can you imagine? 90% of them.
01:00But still not 100.
01:03And we are doing everything to increase that rate.
01:07Among other tools we use different types of interceptors.
01:10And what you see now are real videos of those interceptors, by the way.
01:16Together with our partners we are producing more and more of them each day.
01:21And we will reach the point where we produce enough.
01:24Enough to make Shahid drones meaningless for Russia.
01:28But the key wars here are together.
01:31Together with partners.
01:35And there is no country in Europe that could rely only on its own technology and money to defend itself.
01:42In a full-scale war no one would stand alone.
01:45That is why, while we invest in interceptors and protection, Russia invests in breaking unity between all of us.
01:54Our unity with you.
01:56Unity in Europe.
01:57Unity in the Euro-Atlantic community.
02:00They want to break it.
02:03Why?
02:03Because our unity is the best interceptor against Russia's aggressive plans.
02:10The best one.
02:12And we still have it.
02:23And I want to thank you, each of you who keeps unity alive and makes it stronger.
02:28Our unity is what protects us.
02:32Hundreds of production sites are already operating in Ukraine and apart countries.
02:38And we have the Danish model.
02:40Tanks matter.
02:41Your team.
02:42Your people.
02:43Investing in weapons production in Ukraine.
02:45We have joint drone production here in Germany.
02:48And it officially started yesterday.
02:51Thanks to everybody and to Friedrich.
02:53And we have the joint artillery initiative with Czechia.
02:56I see.
02:57Peter, hi.
02:59Thank you so much.
03:00And we are doing a lot together with the Nordic countries.
03:04with the UK and France, Netherlands, Italy and Poland and the United States, Canada and Turkey.
03:11There are important changes in Japan.
03:13Thanks to Prime Minister, government.
03:16And we all value that Japan stands with us in the Coalition of the Willings.
03:21And there are strong decisions from Europe, including 90 billion euros for two years for us.
03:28Thank you so much.
03:36And this is a serious guarantee of Ukraine's financial stability.
03:41And thank you for every strong decision for all our joint work.
03:44But let's not close our eyes to the problem.
03:47And Russia still has accomplices, regimes like North Korea and companies across the globe.
03:55Many of them from China that bypass sanctions and provide components for Russian weapons, Russian missiles.
04:02On top of that, Putin still has guarantees of financial stability.
04:06A large part of those guarantees lies here, in Europe, in European seas.
04:14I mean, Russian oil tankers still move freely.
04:17Freely along Europe's shores, in the Baltic Sea, in the North Sea and in the Mediterranean.
04:24In total, Russia still uses more than a thousand tankers.
04:29Each of them is, in fact, a floating wallet for the Kremlin.
04:35And I recently discussed this with President Macron, with President von der Leyen and with other leaders.
04:43And thank them for their willingness to fix this.
04:46We spoke about updating European legislation so that Russian tankers cannot only be detained but blocked.
04:53This is important, to block all these tankers, and they are all confiscated.
04:58The way the United States acts against shadowless tankers near its own shores.
05:05And it works, really.
05:07Without all money, Putin would not have money for this war.
05:12Let's make it possible.
05:13And now I want to speak about the cost.
05:17Cost of war on the ground.
05:19What does one month of war mean for Putin?
05:24Just in December, our forces eliminated 35,000 occupying soldiers.
05:31Killed and badly wounded.
05:33In January, there were fewer Russian assaults.
05:36And as a result, Russia's losses were about 30.
05:40About 30,000 killed and badly wounded.
05:43There is even a clear price Russia pays for every kilometer of occupied Ukrainian land.
05:50On the Donetsk front, it's one of the most intense areas.
05:55And everybody knows about it.
05:58The price Russia pays for one kilometer now is 156 soldiers.
06:05Putin is not concerned about this now.
06:07But there is a level at which he will start to care.
06:12I am sure.
06:13Every month, Russia mobilizes about 40,000 people.
06:17A little bit more, 42, 43.
06:19Sometimes not all of them reach the front line.
06:22So overall, the size of the Russian contingent in Ukraine is not growing this year.
06:28For our army, the mission is clear.
06:31To destroy more Russian occupiers because they are occupiers.
06:35And the goal is specific, at least 50,000 per month.
06:40Even for Russia, that would be serious, I am sure.
06:44And it would affect Putin's decisions.
06:47Because we are speaking mainly about frontline troops.
06:51Those leading the assaults and attacks.
06:56Mr. Isinger said in an interview before this conference that as long as Ukraine is defending Europe, the danger is
07:05not so great.
07:07And if we speak plainly and maybe a bit cynically, that is more or less the situation today.
07:16But look at the price.
07:21Look at the price.
07:22Look at the pain Ukraine has gone through.
07:26Look at the suffering Ukraine has faced.
07:30It's Ukrainians who are holding the European front.
07:35Behind our people stands an independent Poland and the free Baltic states.
07:41There can be a sovereign Moldova and Romania without dictatorship.
07:46And even one victor can think about how to grow his belly, not how to grow his army to stop
07:55Russian tanks from returning to the streets of Budapest.
08:08But none of our people choose to be such heroes.
08:12Ukraine did not choose this war.
08:16And it's strong to assume that this is a permanent arrangement that others can stay safe behind Ukraine back forever.
08:27Ukrainians are people, people, not terminators.
08:34Our people are dying too.
08:37That is why we are doing everything to stop this war and to guarantee security.
08:43But the problem is this, Putin is no longer interested in anything else.
08:49Putin does not live like ordinary people.
08:53He does not walk the streets.
08:56You will not see him in a cafe.
08:58His grandchildren do not go to the normal, normal kindergarten in their hometown.
09:05He cannot imagine life without power or after power.
09:09Normal things do not interest him.
09:13Putin consults more with Tsar Peter and Empress Catherine about territorial gains than with any living person about real, real
09:28life.
09:29Can you imagine Putin without war?
09:31Be honest.
09:33Right now his focus is on Ukraine and no one in Ukraine believes he will ever let our people go.
09:42But he will not let other European nations go either because he cannot let go of the very idea of
09:53war.
09:54He may see himself as a Tsar, but in reality he is a slave to war.
10:01And if he lives another ten years, we can understand it can be.
10:08War can return or expand.
10:11That is why we say there must be real security guarantees for Ukraine and for Europe.
10:20Strong security guarantees.
10:22And we know clearly what those guarantees must include.
10:26And we have strong agreements ready, ready to sign with the United States and with Europe.
10:32We think that the agreement on security guarantees should come before any agreement to end the war.
10:38Those guarantees answer the main question, how long there will be no war again.
10:44And we hope President Trump hears us.
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