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Three years of full-scale war is a very long time, but the Ukrainian people have defended their right to independence and to a state of their own
the video voiceover said
I am focusing on security today and not in 20 years' time. I don’t plan to be in power for 10 years
said Zelensky, whom US President Donald Trump labelled a “dictator” on Wednesday for not holding elections — despite the Ukrainian Constitution banning the holding of elections while the country is under martial law, as Ukraine has been since February 2022The world did not believe that we would survive, but the Ukrainian people withstood the enemy’s attacks with dignity,
he wrote on Telegram
Three years of resistance. Three years of gratitude. Three years of absolute heroism of Ukrainians. I am proud of Ukraine!”
Zelensky wrote on X alongside a video showing scenes from the frontline and Ukrainian civilians supporting war efforts during the grinding conflictOn the 3rd anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion, Europe is in Kyiv,
said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a post on X, alongside a video that showed her meeting officials at a railway station with European Council President Antonio CostaWe are in Kyiv today, because Ukraine is Europe,
she saidIn this fight for survival, it is not only the destiny of Ukraine that is at stake. It’s Europe’s destiny,
she wrote
In this war, you don't count days, weeks, numbers, or any dates,
said Mykola, a 38 year-old gun commander stationed in the eastern Donetsk region
I don't want to give up Ukrainian lands ... we've been fighting for so long,
he told AFP on the eve of the anniversaryIn Ukraine, about Ukraine, with Ukraine."
In an apparent rebuke of Trump's moves to sideline Kyiv from talks on how to end the war, EU Council President Antonio Costa said
It scares me more. Because the bloodiest moments always come before a truce,
said Andrii, a 25-year-old serving with Ukraine's army in the eastYou cannot be weak in the face of President Putin."
He said