According to the Prime Minister, the more important thing now is what is happening in Mariupol, where there are tens of thousands of people without food or water, and the Russian army is not allowing humanitarian corridors to open for civilians to evacuate. The Prime Minister said that he had seen dramatic footage from when the ceasefire was promised but did not happen and people were forced to go back. "A lot is going on that is not captured on camera. At this moment, pressure should be concentrated on avoiding a large-scale humanitarian disaster in Mariupol. The world has not done enough yet to end this war."

In his statement, Prime Minister Janez Janša said that Europe should return to Kiev. "President Zelenski said that, even before the aggression, there was an exodus of diplomats, representatives of the most powerful countries, international institutions, multinational corporations. Everyone had written off Ukraine. President Zelenski also said that no one had visited them since 24 February and that we were the first, this at a time when you could still travel both to and from Kiev." According to the Prime Minister, countries have diplomacy to solve these types of situations, not to attend banquets. "The first thing to do at this time is for Europe to re-establish a physical presence in Ukraine and for European countries to send brave diplomats, so that they’re there, that we have first-hand information." We are working on bringing an end to the fighting as soon as possible, on reaching at least a temporary truce, so that negotiations can start, added the Prime Minister. "We went there with a draft recovery plan for Ukraine that is being prepared by the OECD, that is the group of the most developed countries, including Slovenia." Prime Minister Janša said that it was not only about Ukraine knowing it could expect money after the war but that it was a signal to Ukraine that it was not written off, that someone was doing something. That we also have our sights set on their victory, their survival, and that the world is prepared to help them rebuild. "Slovenians should not forget that Ukraine recognised Slovenia one month before the European Union and four months before the United States of America. From this point of view, too, we owe them rather more solidarity."