Speaking to the US Congress, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the need to create a new U-24 defense union, as existing institutions are too slow to respond to aggression.
He said this in his address to Ukrainians on 17 March 2022.
"It was in this speech in Congress that I addressed the United States and all those responsible states to create a new U-24 union. A new partnership that will ensure that every aggressor receives a coordinated response from the world. Quickly and effectively. Immediately. Not in weeks, months, years, but the first 24 hours since the attack, "he said.
"We can no longer trust existing institutions. We cannot hope that bureaucrats in international organizations will change so quickly. That is why we must look for new guarantees. Create new tools. Include those who have courage and do what justice requires. "We have already proved that we can do historic things. This is not only our resistance. Not only defense," he Head of State added.
Earlier, Zelenskyy told about priorities at negotiations with Russia: end of the war, guarantees of security, sovereignty, restoration of territorial integrity, absolute guarantees.