Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country is “ready for peace” as he visited Kherson and addressed troops there today.
His arrival comes days after Russian forces were forced to retreat from the southern city after months of occupation.
“We are moving forward,” he told troops standing in formation in front of the administration building in the city’s main square. “We are ready for peace, peace for all our country.”
Mr Zelensky thanked Nato and other allies for their support in the war against Russia and said the delivery of high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) from the United States had made a big difference for Kyiv.
“I’m really happy, you can tell by the reaction of the people, their reaction is not staged,” he said in a comments witnessed by a Reuters correspondent in Kherson.
Though crowds were jubilant this morning, the president announced on Sunday evening that Russian soldiers had committed more than 400 war crimes as they fled Kherson.
