The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenskyattributed to the Russian invasion the existence of concentration campsthe deportation of children and the rape of women. He noted that “the more the world knows about the Russian onslaught, the faster the aggressor will lose and peace will return” not only to Ukraine, but “to everyone in the world.”
In his usual late-night speech broadcast this Saturday night, the Ukrainian president stressed that the values for which everyone in Ukraine is fighting “are close to all nationsregardless of whether they are geographically far from us.”
“Everyone values security and protection from terror. There is no nation that would approve of what the Russian occupation has brought: the concentration camps, the deportation of our children, the rape of women, the burning of cities…”, he added.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian president assured this Saturday that his country is closer to entering the NATO and thanked Lithuania his resolution to invite Ukraine to join the alliance during the Vilnius summit next summer.
kyiv’s intention to join NATO was one of the reasons Russia has used to justify its illegal invasion.
The Ukrainian president also thanked Poland sending tanks, vehicles, mortars, missiles and other weaponsin addition to a series of agreements to rebuild Ukraine and, above all, the region of Kharkiv.
The United States announced this week the shipment of a new defense aid package, such as HIMARS missiles, shells or vehicle armorZelensky confirmed.
In addition, he recognized the financial aid from Germany and the Netherlandsthe cooperation between Denmark and Norway to create a joint package of ammunition and the new sanctions adopted by Australia and New Zealand.
Zelensky also addressed the Chilean parliament for the first time this week and invited it to “lead stabilization efforts” on the continent and to “join the efforts for peace.”
He requested support forensure world food securitywhich depends on the joint efforts of all countries”, and denounced before the parliamentarians that Russia “blocks our ports and shipping in the Black Sea, so the food market is destabilized”.
“Although we have managed to unlock some supplies, the world needs more to keep food prices stable,” he insisted.
The Ukrainian president, who met virtually with the Chilean president in March, Gabriel Boric, one of its greatest allies in the region, highlighted and thanked Chile for its participation in the “demining process” of the Ukrainian territory: “We are forming a global coalition of countries to fulfill this task and others,” he said.
The president recalled that a few weeks ago the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he considers responsible for war crimes for the illegal deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia, and asked Chile to support this resolution.
(With information from EFE and Europa Press)
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