Today, I presented state awards to representatives of the Crimean Tatar people. I am grateful to you for standing with Ukraine. I thank everyone who is fighting for our state, for Ukraine’s independence, for our rights, and for our territorial integrity. I signed a decree that provides more real opportunities to defend all of Ukraine and our Crimea – all our people and the indigenous Crimean Tatar people – our security, and our right to live freely on our land. The Mejlis has always been and remains the representative body of the Crimean Tatar people – this has been the case in practice, and we are now enshrining it legally and politically. So that your capabilities are strengthened, as well as our shared Ukrainian capabilities. We must put an end to Russian aggression, strikes, and abuse. We must guarantee all components of security for Ukraine. And we can achieve this only together – guided by principles – all of us in Ukraine, all of us in Europe, all of us around the world. If we continue to be as effective and active as possible and remain mindful of the lessons of the past.(Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський)