Thanks “US for standing with Ukraine in defending independence”: Zelenskyy

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 24 (ANI): President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday thanked US President Donald Trump for his wishes on the Ukraine's Independence Day, where he said that the US 'believes in their future as an independent nation'.
Trump said that the US supported a negotiated settlement that leads to a lasting peace in the region.
Zelesnkyy said in a post on X, "Dear US President Donald Trump, thank you for your heartfelt congratulations on Ukraine's Independence Day. We appreciate your kind words for the Ukrainian people, and we thank the United States for standing shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine in defending what is most valuable: independence, freedom, and guaranteed peace. We believe that by working together, we can put an end to this war and achieve real peace for Ukraine."
Dear @POTUS, thank you for your heartfelt congratulations on Ukraine’s Independence Day. We appreciate your kind words for the Ukrainian people, and we thank the United States for standing shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine in defending what is most valuable: independence,… pic.twitter.com/VmY9JvEvtA
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Zelenskyy also received wishes from Serdar Berdymuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan, Qasym-Jomart Toqayev, the President of Kazakhstan, Jakov Milatovic, President of Montenegro.
Sincerely grateful, President Berdymuhamedov, for your warm greetings on the Independence Day of Ukraine. I appreciate your position on the territorial integrity of Ukraine, humanitarian aid for Ukrainian children and solidarity in upholding the fundamental principles of… pic.twitter.com/8tS1nDbUPa
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Thank you, President @TokayevKZ, for your warm wishes of peace and welfare for the Ukrainian people on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day. We appreciate your and Kazakhstan’s firm and consistent position in supporting our sovereignty and territorial integrity. Ukraine… pic.twitter.com/aoVkWaugSp
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Thank you for your sincere Independence Day wishes, dear @JakovMilatovic! We are grateful to Montenegro for its support for our shared cause: to defend freedom, security, and peace in Europe. We look forward to continued cooperation and developing our friendly ties. pic.twitter.com/rp0RLrQEdr
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Thank you for your support! https://t.co/wcBlPw7yly
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Thank you for your support! https://t.co/0CwTDNiElr
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Thank you for your support! https://t.co/2WVHYGizNI
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Thank you for your support! https://t.co/oYLT5XCVte
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen also wished Zelenskyy on the day.
Thank you for your support! https://t.co/9aCktdGb2c
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
I highly appreciate President of Azerbaijan İlham Aliyev’s @presidentaz congratulations on Ukraine's Independence Day and his respect for Ukraine and Ukrainians. Dear President, Ukraine and Azerbaijan have always supported each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We… pic.twitter.com/7ORbFcX2l7
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
On this day, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Kyiv and signed an Action plan for the implementation of the Agreement on security cooperation between our countries, an Agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters signed at the ministerial level, and the Letter of Intent on drone production.
A very meaningful meeting with Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney. I am grateful that this visit is taking place today, on such an important day for Ukrainians – Independence Day. This is highly symbolic, as Canada was among the first to recognize the restoration of Ukraine’s… pic.twitter.com/BY6oA9IZkH
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Thank you for your support! https://t.co/NpL7O0dtsH
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Thank you for your support! https://t.co/lTD0KY6kZf
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
My sincere gratitude to His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain @CasaReal for his warm wishes on Ukraine’s Independence Day. We appreciate your unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity amid Russia’s ongoing full-scale aggression. We thank the government… pic.twitter.com/F88Le9c7K5
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Thank you for your support! https://t.co/y6B1KFbm3W
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Thank you for your support! https://t.co/cBgfL0qFdV
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Thank you for your support! https://t.co/b9KlA3Jh5p
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Thank you for your support! https://t.co/wrLXzB8YsR
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Thank you for your support! https://t.co/jx3JORdz22
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
A place of remembrance and deep reverence. Here are the names of those who gave their lives for our independence and freedom. Today, together with First Lady @ZelenskaUA and Prime Minister of Canada @MarkJCarney, we honored the fallen defenders of Ukraine at the Wall of… pic.twitter.com/OSOmM4a3dl
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
Zelenskyy and Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska paid homage to those who lost their lives in the war.
Ukraine is now in the fourth year of the full-scale war, preserving its independence, its sovereignty, and our state’s ability to achieve – and keep achieving – the necessary results.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2025
We are confident that we will withstand this war – the Ukrainian state, the Ukrainian people.… pic.twitter.com/ONnBDJwHfn
He said, "Ukraine is now in the fourth year of the full-scale war, preserving its independence, its sovereignty, and our state's ability to achieve - and keep achieving - the necessary results. We are confident that we will withstand this war - the Ukrainian state, the Ukrainian people. We will defend our independence and our land - and the right to an independent national life for Ukrainians. So that our children and grandchildren, and their children and grandchildren, can live safely on their land and by their own rules. Ukrainians are - and Ukrainians will remain - on this land where a hundred years from now our future generations will stand. And a hundred years from now, they will celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day here." (ANI)

