Zelenskiy believes Ukraine and the West can make Russia's defeat irreversible.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has stated that Ukraine and its Western allies can make Russia's defeat in the war in Ukraine "irreversible" this year, as he thanked Germany for its military support. Ukraine is expected to launch major counter-offensive operations in the coming weeks to try to recapture tracts of its east and south from Russian forces who launched a full-scale invasion in February last year. Zelenskiy said Kyiv was prepared to discuss outside initiatives from other states to bring peace to his country but that those proposals should be based on Ukraine's position and its peace plan.