The Ukrainian president proposed that Kyiv's war-hardened troops could serve as the foundation for united European armed forces once Russia's war ends.
In Davos, Zelenskyy stressed that Russia's military force of 1.5 million personnel vastly outnumbers European armies, with France's 200,000-strong military being Europe's second-largest.
Zelenskyy added that "there is no need to play on people's emotions that defense should be compensated at the expense of medicine or pensions – this is not fair."
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented his 10-point peace plan to 83 delegations at the World Economic Forum, but failed to secure a date for a leader-level meeting or a clear action plan to end the Russian invasion.
In a busy day at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for increased pressure on Russia, discussed Ukraine's security and economic prospects, and said that reducing support for Ukraine would only prolong the war.