 here since the onset of the full-scale war, some public forecasts, some information about critical moments, turning points. I don't think that these are the terms and concepts that are used at the Supreme Commander's HQ, but I have to ask a question. What are the odds of physically returning Crimea back to Ukraine? And what would be the reintegration solutions for Crimea that hasn't been with us since 2014? Someone in Ukraine really wants the next step to be the final one, the victorious one. And very often someone gets emotional when talking to the media, even governmental officials of different levels. They sometimes say that in some time this and that is going to happen. Why? Everybody wants it to happen. Everybody wants to bring back all of our territories. Well, we're all human beings. Sometimes these are mistakes, but we want the victory so bad because we deserve it. We really want the war to be over. We really want peace. We really want to return everything, to return our people, to bring our people back. This is what we want. We want our military, our defenders to come back alive. We want life to return to Ukraine. It is not enough. Emotions do not suffice. Emotional statements are not enough. So regarding steps to be taken, there's only one thing that I can say. It all depends on us. And I'm grateful to you for being here, for being here throughout this year. And it all depends on us. There are military steps to be taken and we are getting ready. We are ready in spirit and we are getting ready as far as weapons are concerned, as far as forming brigades, attack brigades are concerned. We are sending different people to train, not only in Ukraine, we're sending people to train in other countries because there are different weapons and we need to be ready. And there will be fair de-occupation steps and measures and we can only hope that they succeed. Visee, please. First row. Mr. President, you've made clear your belief that you can win the war this year. You've been clear about the importance of support and the speed at which it arrives. I wonder if any year's time that victory doesn't arrive and you host a similar meeting like this. What do you think the most likely reason for that lack of victory would be? And if I could respectfully ask you to answer it in English, I'd be very grateful. Jaquil. No, no, no, I can, but what the question was, what about, if we can't, I mean, if we can't win... If victory hasn't arrived for you by this time next year, what do you think the most likely reason for that would be? Okay, two, so the most important thing that the unity, that's true, because in the unity there is a huge support or weak support. Anyway, I mean, that is really number one, point number one. If we will not have enough number of West kind troops, enough weapon ammunition, if we will not have, of course, we'll lose a lot of people. And if we will be losing a lot of people, we'll lose, you know, moral situation, yes, and it will be another challenge for our country. We will not be so strong in the country, in Ukraine, and that is the best, the biggest problem what can be. I don't even don't want to think about it. That is the problem. We will meet on the 24th, next year, the 24th of February, and we'll be at the same position where we are now. That is, that is, so that is drama, dramatic moment. I don't want to think about it. And you forget all your words. We have to be sure together. We are partners. You're from Britain. I see. I see. Okay. Thank you so much. We'll win. Where are our aircrafts, Taifun? Please ask my friend, Rishi. Chinese journalist, Felix Satellite. Mr. President, so you said that you appreciate being straightforward, so let me be straightforward. So I think right now both Ukraine and Russia needs as many countries as possible to stand on its side. So how do you convince the countries that deal politically a bit remote from Ukraine? For example, China, for example, South Africa, India, to be actually on your side. There are countries that are geopolitically far from Ukraine and South Africa. So what can you tell them? How do you encourage them to side with us? First of all, I plan to meet with Xi Jinping and I think that would be useful to our countries and to global security. We have a significant commodity turnover trade with China and we are the countries that are interested in preserving our economic relations. As far as I know, China respects territorial integrity, which means that China needs to do its best to make sure that Russian Federation withdraws from our territory, because that's what respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty is. Would you agree with me? Yes? It's great. It's a very good, soft step forward, and it's great that we are on the same page here. You see, I'm already starting public diplomatic relations here. I think life people, people cannot be killed. Would you agree with me? You can, living people cannot be killed, civilians cannot be killed. Would you agree with me? I believe that a nuclear power plant cannot be occupied. It is dangerous for the entire world. Would China agree with that? Can you see that China agree? And I believe that we need to respect international law and UN treaty. This suggests that China supports Ukraine's peace formula. Would you agree with that? You see, we have so many common issues. We have to speak between us without somebody else. Thank you so much. Let's have a question from Argentina then. The journalists will say that this country is also politically distant from Ukraine. We'll see. Thank you, Mr. President. I want to ask for a selfie, but maybe an exclusive interview would be great, could be after the conference. We'll discuss it later. We haven't said many times that this is a war not only about territory, but about different ways of understanding the war, its war of values, taking into account this difference in which place, do you think, in which place do you place the countries of South America, taking into account Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, they have some roots or sub-bounds with Russia, and I'm talking about the government, not the people, which is completely different. So this is my question, in which of these two ways of understanding the war do you place our countries? And if there is any specific support that you will expect from us? Thank you. Thank you for the question. I have answered partially the questions on South America. We are interested in having relations and understanding what exactly is happening in Ukraine. Russian Federation has made a large informational campaign on the territory of Latin American countries based on their previous balance. We are interested in you learning the truth, the true information. We have shared values. I don't want to repeat about this. We need to talk, really. We need to talk, and Ukraine has to talk to all the countries now, to all the countries that are not willing to support the destruction of the territories, the destruction of the states. We have to talk because we're all interested in global security, because there are so many natural challenges. You can see what's happening around us, and therefore we have to think how to preserve the humans, the environment, the planet for our new generations. But we shouldn't think of how to occupy, how to make aggressive types, how to wage wars, and how to create war and create military conflicts. So, at this point, we are on the same side, same side. I just want us to know one another. We are lacking the embassies. Unfortunately, we weren't represented at all the continents that we talk about now so much, and we talk a lot. And this is not to coincidence. And answering your question, what role, what priority role is played? We believe U.S. equals, we treat U.S. equals, we treat U.S. countries that have a priority in terms of the relationship, the building relationship. We can think not only about the security. We can also talk about things that are so much important to your business, to your people, anything that you might be economically interested in. Now the question from Reuters, I think, it's in the other corner. Please. Max Gunder from Reuters. Currently, the United States still have not provided Ukraine with long-range weapons like Atticus that Ukraine have requested. Does that make the occupation more complicated this year? Thank you for this question. I had a very frank conversation with the United States and with the EU countries, and that's one of the reasons for me to go to the EU and to UK and to the United States. Now they know that it's hard to kind of realize, based on the informational space what was in Herzog, what was the de-occupation steps, why or where did they redeploy this 40-celled man, why the East has become reinforced. They don't know all these details that the enemy was running. We were pressing them hard. We were making them retreat from one bank to the other bank, and now they're deploying the weaponry on the other bank and hitting our civilians. We have to keep on saying and explaining that long-range weapons is about the protection of our civilians because many partners, they have their own kind of thoughts in terms of supplying Atticus and such powerful weapons. By the way, we've agreed with the UK, a different kind, but still it's a long-range weaponry, and we had to work a lot because there's different kind of realization in terms of Ukraine needs long-range weapons to fight or to hit targets on the territory of Russia. And thanks to Telegram channels, there's different sources of information there, institution that represented many countries around the world. I don't know why this is happening. In some case, that's an informational policy of Russia, like a wave of disinformation or misinformation. Now, in some cases, that's internal fears that Ukraine could not be provided without fixing Atticus or others because Ukraine would be hitting targets on the territory of the Russian Federation. But I want to tell you publicly now, we are working hard so that people have understood that Russia has deployed their weaponry specifically at this certain range on the occupied territory in order to kill civilian population. Now, we need to hit those targets and defend our territory and defend our people to hit the weapons of Russians that are currently located on the territory of Ukraine. We are protecting our own population. We have heard some, I've explained a lot. I've talked about the banks. I talked about the details, the streets, the amount of population. That's a wonderful city with a population of over half a million before the invasion. And then when we've been occupied and people were happy, there were only 85,000 people, only 85,000. Someone was forcibly deported. Others were killed. We found graves. Someone left the country. And when we've been occupied in a week, a couple of southern people have returned. Like what the Russia has done, they've deployed weapons on our territory and started firing from the other bank of the river, knowing that our weapons would not be able to hit them. They were killing civilians. And now there's people being killed. And so the people were leaving the city. And where are they hitting? They're hitting bus stations, electricity, potable water supplies, gas supply, pipelines. That's what's happening. I mean, you try to go to the hospital. They're hitting hospitals and schools. So that's what happened. And it's hard to find information like that. So even if you be reading things like that, you know how many spam. So they're in addition to the correct information. That's why any person, different leaders, they're reading, they're get reports from intelligence. But still, I mean, trust that or not, you need an emotion as well. People would need to understand this. They would need to receive true information from Ukraine. So that's why we need to talk to Africa to let America on different matters. And really, we need to talk to the US, to the EU, so that we would be provided with the wrong range weaponry. This is a challenge. And other bigger challenges, the air credits. But we need to exert pressure. We need to keep on talking. Thank you. Now, the fifth channel, Mr. President, thank you for having a chance to this to have this question by the fifth by the fifth channel. We were disconnected from the news environment. We're not allowed to spread to operate. But when us and NATO were warning about full scale war, you called upon the Ukrainians to not listen to the provocations. Now, do you kind of rethink that that shouldn't be the case? And do you think that it was your personal mistake that the city is that the citizens were not well prepared for this war and what could be the punishment for the ex-head of the Security Service of Ukraine and your friend, Ivan Bakhanov? Do you think he's in Ukraine? And do you agree that because of the SSU, thank you for the report? It was good. I thought I was here on the 24th of February. I wasn't going anywhere. And I think that's important that we have not lost the country. And yes, it's thanks to the people of United of Ukraine and that's thanks to the armed forces of Ukraine. And I guess that's thanks to me as well a bit. Well, that's many people think so. I'm not a hero that at least I've done something since we're here in the occupied Kiev in many of the occupied cities of our country. Maybe I did something. We have NATO weaponry and we are fighting and we're not signing any treacherous agreements like Minsk agreements whatsoever. Well, that might be not something that is comfortable for you to hear, but I'm grateful for your presence. It's great. And I know that you will be here still. You will still work. That's wonderful. But what's the essence that we will win? Well, no matter what president, what sort of president do you have? I mean, with the president, with the former president, you did not win. So I'm grateful to the journalists, to the soldiers, to journalists. And it's good that you're on TV and it's good that despite different accusations that I'm a president of Ukraine, that I have destroyed the Russian presence in the Ukrainian parliament. I have destroyed the Russian channels in Ukraine. And I have destroyed the oligarchs. I'm sorry. But one of those oligarchs is the owner of your country, of your channel. I apologize for your channel. Let's have the next question from the Latvian channel, please. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. President, we in the Baltic states and in Latvia, of course, totally understand that Ukraine is fighting also for us. And we are really thankful and appreciate that. But you also mentioned that Russia might be interested in to attack NATO member states. So after all this very extremely difficult year and bearing in mind all your experience, what would you tell, say, advice to the Baltic states how to live in this time, despite that we are NATO member states, EU country, but still we are bordering Russia and we have been threatened all of the time. Thank you. On the first day, thank you very much. I really appreciate all that support the Baltic countries give to Ukraine. And you know that from the first days of occupation, and even before it, we had such important conversations and decisions from all the Baltic countries, especially, you know, I had meetings with Gitanos Nausya, the president of Lithuania and Lithuania president. And with Latvia, we have in Estonia, all the countries are on our side. From the very beginning, and when I was speaking about the very beginning, we are speaking about 2014. So it's so important that we have such friends, strategic friends, really warm friends, real friends. That is important. What can I recommend? We always, Ukraine, will remember all that support you've done. And of course, we'll be together with you and I wish you peace and we'll stay strong. And I know that you will never be alone, all your people, all your great nation. Somebody said that Baltic countries, small countries, maybe small country, but we're a big, big and great nation. Thank you so much. Now the question from the Polish colleagues from TVP. And if possible, could you please change the system for hearing the interpretation? Two brief questions. You have a peace formula. We already know that this is our condition for start talking, talks with Russia. But we know that Russia is not willing to respond to that. Now, how far do you need to go in order to make Russia sit at the negotiations table? Or the only way is to make Russians withdraw their forces? Or maybe, I don't know, have a Ukrainian sense in Moscow. And since we have television channel, television colleagues from many countries, there are people waiting for the safe skies in Ukraine. So Germany, Romania, Poland, UK, Spain. Now, what would you tell? Well, any any message you would like to address to the Ukrainians, to refugees staying in those countries, since we have so many journalists from those countries? Well, in the beginning, you talked, you said about negotiations. I think that under current conditions, that's something we've already talked about this. But still, we need to be strong and in order to be strong in any negotiations, Ukraine needs to be strong on the battlefield. Now, in these case, you can reach a fair peace under conditions of a civilized world. And I think that's the most important. If you retreat, if you're occupied, you are diminished. And that's what Russia has done by reaching Kiev. They've occupied a part of our country. And you've seen their response. They provided ultimatums, they were torturing people. So we know the result when they're strong and when we are occupied. That is why I think that it's important to be strong on the battlefield. That you will have a strong position on the negotiations. So let's reach that step. Let's de-occupy as much as possible. This is very important to us. Well, we'll be stronger. That's first. Now, the second part. Now, what can I tell to our Ukrainian fellow citizens since we have so many journalists from different countries in this world? Something's happening. Okay, so. So. Without the citizens of Ukraine that are currently located abroad, our country cannot be powerful without you, fellow Ukrainians, with all the love to you, with all the words of gratitude to all those countries that are hosting you. Remember that you are Ukrainians. You're not Romanians. No, Polish. No, we're Germans. Now, with all due, the words of gratitude to those countries that are hosting you. They've done a lot. They're supporting you. But I want you to know when you'll be ready, when you'll be able, I would really like you to return. I'm not calling upon you right now to return. That's your security. That's your choice. That's your safety. But I want you to know that you're the very same Ukrainians as everyone. We are waiting for the return of the normal life. So, please return because we need to rebuild our wonderful country because that country is built for all the people, for all those who are currently fighting and defending our country, and for all those who had to leave temporarily. Ukrainians, well, they are forever Ukrainians, even though they left the country for some time. This is almost the end of the press conference. We still can take two questions. So, let's have one from the Ukraine. Thank you for the possibility to ask this question. The question on the security guarantees that we touched upon earlier. Just recently, Andrew Marks said that we were about to have the security agreements, security guarantees, and Richard Marks said that, hopefully, they could be approved by July. And what are other countries considering these, the approval of the security guarantees? Anyone before the war and after the war? Thank you very much. We would like to have security guarantees on our pathway to NATO. We do not know when exactly we're going to make it there. It's not up to Ukraine at the moment. Ukraine has shown its strength on the battlefield, and it also showed that our public supports it. Regarding challenges, we really need security guarantees. We are negotiating that with the EU countries, with the UK, with the United States of America. So, this is the circle of those that we've talked about it at the moment. When that is going to happen, I do not know. Mr. President, the stolen childhood, the kidnapped children were already discussed today, and I would like to talk about family. This year has changed a lot for millions of families, and it probably affected your family as well. First Lady has been referred to by international observers as a symbol of resilience, and her voice is heard at various international platforms. So, my question is, how did this 365 days of full-scale invasion change your relations with your family? If you could answer that. This is the last question, so I would really like to hear something about something personal. The final question and the hardest one, I love them. I love my family. I love my wife. My children are the most important people for me. I do not get to see them often. My parents, I do not have any opportunities to see them. I am very proud of my wife. I know what kind of person she is, and I know that she is doing everything she can for the sake of children and the country, and of course a great thing for her to do something for the sake of me. Well, on a joking note, they are all in my heart, of course. And I was actually honest with you when I said that this is the hardest question, and I'm having a hard time finding words. The most important thing is not to let them down. The most important thing is to make sure that my children are proud of me. And I am happy that they're in Ukraine, that they go to Ukrainian universities. It is very important for a president of Ukraine. For the incumbent president or the previous president, when you're a president of a country in war, you have to be here, because the men and women are dying here, and it's important for your wife and your children to be here. I cannot order them to be here. What's important is that they are this kind of people, and I'm very lucky to have this family and this country. I can see there are a lot of questions, but unfortunately two and a half hours were not enough to address all of the questions. But this has been a very hard week and a very hard day, so we have to wrap up now. Thank you, everyone.