He said this during a press conference, reports UNN.

“The next five years will be even more important. Three basic steps that we must take. First, achieve peace based on the national interests of Ukraine. Not on the basis of surrender, ”he said.

According to him, secondly, Kiev needs to overcome "the economic consequences caused by the war and the economic blockade on the part of Russia."

The third step, in his opinion, is to achieve the criteria that are necessary for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and NATO.

Earlier, Poroshenko apologized for his promise to complete the fighting in the Donbass in a short period of time and said that "he is ashamed of it."