Zelensky holds a press conference on the one year anniversary of russia’s invasion

On February 24, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky holds a press conference. He speaks on first anniversary of russia's full-scale war.

We list key takeaways on the conference.

• India and China have to be involved in the "peace formula"

"I am working together with the team and partners, so there are not only countries that have supported us since the first days… I would really like to see representatives of the African continent involved in the "peace formula" and the summit. To be honest, I wish there was India and China as well." Zelensky stated.

• Ukraine has everything for its victory in 2023

Ukraine is not standing up to russia alone, its allies are helping it so that the aggression does not spread further.

"If we all complete our tasks, victory awaits us. I am sure there will be victory. I really want to believe it happens this year. We have everything for this – motivation, confidence, friends, diplomacy. We united all our forces against this invasion." the President stated.

• Press conference on the war year results

The meeting of the head of the state with media representatives was announced in the President's Office the day before it was held. The declared topic of the press conference is the year of Ukraine's resistance to the full-scale russian aggression.

"On Friday, February 24, the press conference of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, called "Feb. The year of indomitability", will be held." it reported.

1 correspondent, 1 cameraman and 1 photographer could be admitted to accreditation. The exact place and time of the start of the event were not disclosed in advance.

• Zelensky's conferences during the war and before it started

In 2022, the President of Ukraine did not hold large-scale press conferences, but met several times with both Ukrainian and foreign journalists.

On November 16, the head of the state spoke with representatives of the Ukrainian media in the President's Office.

The fall of a missile in Poland, power outages after russian attacks on critical infrastructure, forecasts of a "difficult winter" for Ukrainians, as well as the possibility of direct negotiations with putin and security guarantees were main topics.

Another Zelensky's press conference during the war was hosted at the Maidan Nezalezhnosti metro station.

On April 23, the president answered journalists' questions about the military aid of the allies, the tribunal for putin, the threat of a nuclear attack, the status of Crimea and Donbas, and the complexity of the military blockade of Mariupol for 2 hours.

Before the beginning of russia's  full-scale war, the President of Ukraine held several large meetings with media representatives:

• on the occasion of the equator of the cadence – a 5-hour press marathon, "30 questions to the president," in November 2021;
• on two years of the presidency. In May 2021, a press conference was held at the Antonov plant;
• during the quarantine due to COVID-19 in 2020, Zelensky summed up the year's work at a meeting with the media in the courtyard of the Mariinsky Palace;
• in October 2019, the head of the state held a press conference that lasted 14 hours.