[キーウ ２８日 ロイター] – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his speech to parliament on Thursday, called Ukraine a “world leader” and urged lawmakers to remain united in the face of Russian aggression.
“Thanks to our unity, we have achieved what almost no one in the world, except us, believed,” he said in his 45-minute speech. “Our national colors today are an international symbol of courage and bravery around the world,” he said.
He also expressed his views on national reconstruction, such as the devolution of energy systems and responses to environmental problems.
Zelensky thanked Western countries for supplying weapons and said that Ukraine would create a strong defense industry that would “become one of the strongest in Europe and in the world”.
He also revealed that Ukraine will have more than 30,000 devices for Starlink, an internet connection service based on SpaceX satellites, a space development company led by US businessman Elon Musk. The device has become essential to maintaining internet access in areas hit hard by Russian airstrikes.
