Fellow Ukrainians! A few key points from today. Together with the military – I spoke with Defense Minister Khmara and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Drapatyi – we are accelerating all work to the maximum to protect against jet-powered “shaheds.” Manufacturers are preparing solutions – there are already developments and testing is underway, but we need production volumes as soon as possible, and they must be sufficient and, of course, proven. Every day, we need to track what is being done and what decisions can accelerate the results. I want to thank all our manufacturers who are genuinely working to deliver results. Next, today I held a meeting with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance of Ukraine. We discussed the budget for this year and next year. At this point, virtually all state budget funds are, in one way or another, primarily defense funds. Weapons, payments to service members, spending to support our resilience – Ukraine’s resilience – getting through the winter, and supporting our people. Ukraine covers some of these expenditures on its own, but a significant part – and this is a fact – comes from our partners. To close this budget gap and continue the necessary payments, parliamentarians and the Government must work in the most coordinated way possible. The list of laws and government decisions that need to be adopted is absolutely specific. And they must be adopted – this is not about preferences or politics, it is about budget funds for which there is no alternative. The list includes popular decisions and unpopular ones, but each one means specific funding so that Ukraine can live and defend itself. These funds are tied to the situation – to the real situation this fall, this winter, to this front, and to the defense of our skies. It does not matter whether you are in government or in opposition when the real interests of Ukraine are at stake. I ask parliamentarians, already this week, to deliver this financial result for Ukraine through their votes – laws that will mean concrete funding for the budget. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will do its part. And we need to examine what is happening in the Tax Service and other agencies, and whether they are truly working one hundred percent for the state budget. The work must be honest. I asked the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance to look into this. And we need to put an end to the issue of fraudulent call centers in Ukraine. Draft laws establishing strict criminal liability for such call centers are also on the agenda. I ask you to support this accountability. And I ask all parliamentarians to support the decision to dismiss the Prosecutor General tomorrow. I suspended him by decree. I have submitted the motion for his dismissal to the Verkhovna Rada. Ukraine has seen the reasons for this, and there should be enough votes. A few more points. We all understand: sanctions against Russia really matter. This is definitely not the time to lift sanctions, to rescue Russian oligarchs from them, and definitely not the time for Europe to give Russia gifts. Usmanov, Fridman, and other Russian figures like them have not made their moves against the war so far. This is not the time for Europe to forget what is happening. We need new and, frankly speaking, stronger sanctions – ones that Russia cannot adapt to, including anti-ballistic sanctions against all Russian ballistic missile production, as well as sanctions that restrict Russian finances. In other words, measures that constrain the war. Lindsey Graham’s sanctions bill is still a bill, unfortunately, and not a law. It is important that it becomes law. I thank everyone around the world who supports this approach and who knows that strength works. There is now a strong U.S. proposal for a mutual halt to strikes on critical infrastructure. If this can become the first de-escalatory step – a step toward ending Russian strikes on our critical infrastructure and our strikes in response – then Ukraine is ready to support de-escalation. We see that the Russians feel the pressure from our precise strikes on Russia’s war economy. And so far, no one has seen any genuine desire on Russia’s part to move toward ending the war. But if our American partners can ensure that Russia is genuinely ready to stop this war aimed at destroying life – and to do so for real and for the long term – Ukraine will take its own de-escalatory steps. Peace is needed. Energy, food routes, critical infrastructure – all of this must be part of the discussion on ending the strikes. We need a strong and fair solution, and not just for the “elections,” but for good. We expect specifics from our partners. Glory to Ukraine!