Zaluzhny Outlined The Path To Ukraine's Victory
- 10.09.2026, 16:18
The former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine believes that Russia can be stopped.
Ukraine continues to fight because there is no other way. And hope for victory remains. At the same time, achieving a just peace requires systematic action to undermine Russia’s—the aggressor nation’s—ability to continue the war.
This was stated by Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny during his speech at the Defence & Resilience Tech Scale Up Showcase in London, according to “Interfax-Ukraine”.
In his speech, Zaluzhny emphasized that armies and Western nations must urgently adapt to new forms and methods of warfare to avoid disaster. And this, the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted, on the one hand opens up broad opportunities for investment, and on the other—leads to a dead end due to bureaucracy and a reluctance to change.
“After all, it’s nice to have verbal guarantees of security and a quiet, peaceful life, stable income under old contracts, and that same kind of conditional security—a security in which everyone relies on someone else,” Zaluzhny noted.
However, the former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine emphasized that his speech was not intended to lecture those present.
“I am talking about Ukraine, which continues to fight because there is no other way. And about the hope for victory, which remains,” he noted.
Valeriy Zaluzhny expressed gratitude for the support packages provided to Ukraine by partner countries.
At the same time, he added, to achieve victory and a just peace, it is necessary to systematically undermine the Russian Federation’s ability to continue the war. Such pressure can only be exerted if appropriate strategies are in place, which, in turn, must be based on the implementation of financial and technological policies that allow us—as Zaluzhny emphasized—to produce today what will be needed in the future.
“As for what is needed today, we must be able to take it directly from storage facilities as if it were produced yesterday. Defense production must be part of the war strategy, not the other way around, where the war is supposed to justify someone’s promises and profits,” Zaluzhny noted.
He emphasized that this is the only way to seize the initiative, impose one’s will on the enemy, and dictate terms to them.
“Finance and technology are the very foundation of future investments that can be channeled into Ukraine’s experience and, as a result, into a European victory. After all, no one else certainly wants to repeat Ukraine’s fate,” Valeriy Zaluzhny noted.
He also called on partners to increase investment in arms production in Ukraine—not only to reduce Russia’s military capabilities but also to strengthen their own defense capabilities.