Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking via video link at the 2023 Democracy Summit organized by US President Joseph Biden, called on participants to maintain respect for democracy in countries where freedom has not yet prevailed. ’In President Zelensky’s own words: ‘Firstly, we should not be thinking about how to save Putin’s face… We need to be thinking about how to preserve respect for democracy in those countries where freedom has not yet won. ’The Ukrainian leader stated that ‘the Kremlin is trying to turn even food supplies into weapons’ – and this is ‘a war against freedom and democracy