{"id":7836,"date":"2024-11-22T09:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T08:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&p=7836"},"modified":"2024-11-22T09:51:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T08:51:15","slug":"zelenskyy-lill-mpe-irridu-ntemmu-din-il-gwerra-bmod-ekwu-u-gust","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/zelenskyy-lill-mpe-irridu-ntemmu-din-il-gwerra-bmod-ekwu-u-gust\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy to MEPs: \u201cWe must end this war fairly and justly\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Parliament held an extraordinary plenary session with Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking 1000 days since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening the sitting, EP President Roberta Metsola said that Parliament would continue standing with Ukraine until it has \u201cfreedom and real peace, for as long as it takes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also said Russia had launched a \u201cbrutal, unprovoked and illegal assault on Ukraine but also on the rules-based order\u201d. The Ukrainian people\u2019s sacrifice over the last 1000 days is not just for themselves but for every European\u2019s freedom and way of life, President Metsola added. \u201cAny real peace must be built on the principle of \u2018nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine\u2019,\u201d President Metsola also stressed when concluding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyy: \u201cWe can surely push Russia towards a just peace.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his address, President Zelenskyy thanked the EU for its continuing support and said that Ukraine, all of Europe and our partners in America and around the world have succeeded not only in \u201cpreventing Putin from taking Ukraine\u201d but also in defending the freedom of all European nations. \u201cPutin remains smaller than the united strength of Europe. I urge you not to forget this, and not to forget how much Europe is capable of achieving. We can surely push Russia towards a just peace. Peace is what we desire the most,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While thanking its partners for their support for Ukraine\u2019s Peace Formula, a Ukraine-led initiative to achieve a just conclusion to the war, President Zelenskyy stressed that Russia\u2019s war must be met with firm sanctions, especially against it\u2019s so-called \u201cshadow tankers\u201d transporting crude oil and petroleum products<\/a>. \u201cPutin can kill as long as these tankers operate,\u201d he said, before continuing: \u201cYou know very well that Putin does not value people or rules, only money and power. These are the things we must take away from him to restore peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Zelenskyy concluded by saying: \u201cNo one can enjoy calm water amid the storm. We must do everything we can to end this war fairly and justly. 1000 days of war is a tremendous challenge. We must make the next year the year of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intervention by political group speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The majority of political group leaders reaffirmed their firm support for Ukraine, calling on the EU\u2019s leadership to deliver the necessary arms for Ukraine to win the war, including air defence systems, long-range missiles, tanks and drones. In light of the recent US elections, MEPs said Europe must stay united and take up more responsibility, while continuing to provide financial and humanitarian aid. Several group leaders reaffirmed their support for Ukraine\u2019s EU and NATO membership aspirations, as well as for the creation of a true European defence pillar. They stressed that Europe will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes, with everything that it takes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closing the session, President Metsola announced that the Ukrainian flag will fly alongside the EU one at Parliament\u2019s buildings in Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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