The video recording was published on Facebook by the President's Office.
"Everyone is asking what you will do if [elected U.S. President Donald] Trump does not financially support you. Where will you get weapons? How will you defend yourselves? I’ll answer that. Can we take the $300 billion that belongs to us? Can we decide for ourselves what weapons we need? Can we determine what to do with that money? Can we ensure that no European countries will block these funds? Can we have them back?" – said Zelensky.
He pointed out that the frozen money of "Russian murderers and oligarchs" is not in the U.S., but in Europe.
"We don’t have to only look to America; we can be a strong Europe, make strong decisions, and give us this money, and we will keep it here in Europe because we will buy weapons here, in Europe, in America?" – Zelensky added.
He emphasized that the funds will be used for "quick and cheaper" weapon production in Ukraine.
According to Zelensky, as a result of the full-scale Russian aggression, Ukraine has suffered damages amounting to approximately $800 billion.