2023-05-09 15:34:53
The president of the European Commission traveled to the Ukrainian capital to show the European commitment to the country. Strong speech against Moscow.
He europe dayon May 9 that commemorates victory against nazism and peace in Europe, came to war this Tuesday.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyentraveled to kyiv to show on such an emblematic day for Europeans the bloc’s support for the defense of Ukraine against Russian military aggression. It is von der Leyen’s fifth trip to kyiv since the war began.
The head of the executive arm of the European Union, a former German defense minister, said together with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky –jewish and grandson of ukrainian jewish military that in the Soviet Army they fought against the Nazis – that “it is very appropriate to be in kyiv and celebrate May 9”.
Little homework for democracy
He added that “kyiv is the heart of European values today, it is in the front line of defense of everything that we Europeans want: freedom, democracy, freedom of thought and expression. With courage, Ukraine fights for the European values that we celebrate today”.
Von der Leyen also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “try to destroy these values” because he fears democracy and he fears that Ukraine will one day end up joining the European Union.
“Putin and his regime have destroyed these values and now they are trying to destroy them here in Ukraine,” he said.
And he added that “the aggressor has already failed dramaticallyreferring to Russia.
“The invaders have been released from prisons” and collected to fight on behalf of Russia.
Von der Leyen added that the spirit of Europe Day is solidarity, and Zelensky can count on that solidarity of the EU “for as long as necessary”.
Zelensky’s Orders
Zelensky took advantage of von der Leyen’s visit to go to the urgent. he asked her expedite the delivery of artillery shells “because they are needed on the battlefield” and that there be more sanctions against Russia as soon as possible.
The Ukrainian president also criticized the restrictions that some European countries (Poland, Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia) have placed on the importation of European agricultural products and that the European Commission seeks to lift farmers from those countries with financial aid.
President Putin held the traditional victory parade of Soviet troops over Nazism in Moscow. Putin promised that there will be a Russian “victory” in the war in Ukraine and accused the North-Western countries of having orchestrated that conflict in Ukraine to harm Russia. It was actually Russia that attacked Ukraine.
As Putin declared before thousands of soldiers in Moscow’s Red Square, “a war has been launched against our homeland.” He told those soldiers that “the future of our State, of our people, depends on you.” The parade was attended by a small group of leaders from countries of the former Soviet Union.
a poor parade
The Soviet Union and later Russia hold this victory parade every year. But this year, and for the first time in decades, they do so when their Armed Forces are suffering unexpected setbacks in Ukraine and they have lost tens of thousands of soldiers according to the most modest versions. Today there was, as was normally the case, neither an overflight by the Air Force nor a parade of heavy tanks.
From kyiv, this Monday, Zelensky promised Russia “the same” that the Nazis suffered, the defeat. On Tuesday he said that “our efforts for a united Europe, for security and peace must be as strong as Russia’s desire to destroy our security, our freedom and our Europe.”
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