Thanks to the bravery of Ukrainian soldiers holding back the occupiers, and thanks to the leadership of the

United States

, which united the world to defend freedom, Ukraine sees how to win the battle with Russia.

And after the end of the war, we will also be able to start the difficult work of rebuilding Ukraine together, and American business can become the locomotive that will once again push forward global economic growth.

This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi during his address to the participants of the meeting of the National Association of State Chambers of Commerce and Industry, reports the press service of the head of state.

The President stated that looting prevails throughout the territory of Ukraine, which was temporarily occupied by Russian troops.

Everything that the occupiers do not destroy, they steal and take to Russia.

"The Russians steal grain and agricultural machinery from Ukrainian farmers. The occupiers dismantle factories and take equipment to Russia. They loot warehouses, shops and people's homes. And they steal people - they see people as a resource. About 2 million Ukrainians were forcibly taken to Russia - deported. The fact that Russia tried to steal a part of our land by announcing an illegal annexation is the finalization of their predatory policy. That's why we need support so much now," Zelenskyy said.

He added that Ukraine is defending not only independence and not only the international order.

"We protect freedom and property, everyone's right to their dream and everyone's duty to live according to the law, every family's right to security and happiness of every family to be part of their community. All this cannot be given as a gift. All this can only be won," - said the head of state.

The Ukrainian leader added that in order to win, "we must keep all our tenacity and our strength."

"Global freedom has long had a deficit of global victories. Ukraine, together with America, together with our partners, satisfies this deficit. Only we must go this way together - to victory.

And when we can end this war by expelling the occupiers, we will also be able to start the difficult work of rebuilding Ukraine - our cities, our economy, our infrastructure.

It is already clear that this will be the biggest economic project of our time in Europe.

It is already clear that American business can become the locomotive that will once again push global economic growth forward," Zelenskyi said.

According to him, Ukraine has already managed to attract attention and start cooperation with such giants of the international financial and investment world as BlackRock, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs.

"Brands such as Starlink or Westinghouse have already become part of our Ukrainian path. Your brilliant defense systems, such as HIMARS or Bradley, already combine our history of freedom with your enterprises. We are waiting for Patriot. We are looking at Abrams. Thousands of such examples are possible! And everyone can become a big business by working with Ukraine.

In all sectors - from weapons and defense to construction, from communications to the agricultural sector, from transport to IT, from banks to medicine.

I believe that freedom should always win.

And I invite you to work with us now," the president told the participants of the meeting of the National Association of State Chambers of Commerce.

We will remind, according to the Ministry of Economy, due to the full-scale war with Russia in

2022, the economy of Ukraine suffered the largest losses

, damages and damages in the entire history of independence.

It is worth adding that in Ukraine, for the first time since the beginning of the war,

the level of consumer inflation slowed down

.

The indicator decreased from 26.6% in October to 26.5% in November in annual terms.

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