Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that history is changing, there are new challenges that require action, not just reaction.
This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on May 23 during an online speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
“History remembers many moments when everything changed dramatically, remembers how just a few shots can lead to the death of millions of people if these are shots on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo. History remembers how much grief one person can bring if he sees what he do not offer sufficient resistance, as was the case, for example, in 1938 in Munich.
Historical turns were noticeable and not very noticeable, but they always had to be reacted to. Trying to prepare for other historical breaks. As they say, spread straws, or trying to heal the wounds from the catastrophes that were behind this or that historical turn. Now we have a large collection of such reactions: the UN Charter with all divisions of the organization, the OSCE, the IAEA, the WTO, and many other important institutions. But are they enough to respond to what we are facing today. Is it possible now to get by with an attempt to adapt these institutions to modern challenges. Absolutely not. It is necessary to change the approach. Don’t react, but act. And to act preventively, not only to adapt what we have to the new realities. And create new tools. New precedents.
Look what Ukraine has already done. We have created a historic precedent for courage,” the head of state stressed.
Recall that the World Economic Forum began in Davos.
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