In his address, Zelensky said that no body is going to break Ukraine, which is fighting for its land and freedom.
“We are fighting for our land and our freedom, despite the fact that all our cities are now blocked. No one is going to break us, we are strong, we are Ukrainians,” he said.
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The president, who wants his country to be part of the European Union, told the European Parliament that Ukraine is fighting “to be an equal member of Europe”.
“Prove that you are with us. Prove that you will not let us go. Prove that you are truly European and then life will win over death and light will win over darkness,” he said in a speech translated into Ukrainian English Speaking through tears by an interpreter, as Bhavna gripped Parliament.
“The EU will be much stronger with us. Without you, Ukraine would be alone,” Zelensky said, with Kyiv probably well aware that Ukraine’s membership bid would be long and difficult.
Following his speech, EU lawmakers, many wearing #standwithUkraine T-shirts bearing the Ukrainian flag, others with blue and yellow scarves or ribbons, gave Zelensky a standing ovation.
EU lawmakers expected to take a call Russia Urges a “rogue state” and the 27-nation bloc to agree on even tougher sanctions, according to a draft text they will vote later on Tuesday.
After Russian President Vladimir the European Union has taken unprecedented steps, including financing of arms supplies to Ukraine Putin Last week started the war on your neighbor.
According to a draft resolution and amendments supported by the main parties of the assembly, lawmakers will call for a broadening of the scope of sanctions and “aimed at strategically weakening the Russian economy and industrial base, especially the military-industrial complex”. .
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “effectively makes Russia a rogue state,” lawmakers are ready to say.
While Putin “recalls the most terrifying statements of dictators of the 20th century,” Zelensky is being “heroic,” said the draft of the non-binding resolution.
The European Parliament is calling on EU leaders to be tough on oligarchs and officials close to the Russian leadership, restricting oil and gas imports from Russia, banning Russia and its ally Belarus entirely from the SWIFT bank messaging system and all EU urge to close the ports of Russian ship or ships headed towards or beyond Russia.
“The message from Europe is clear. We will stand, we will not look away when street fighters for our values put up Putin’s war machine,” EU Parliament Speaker Roberta Metsola speaks in front of EU and Ukrainian flags Said happened.
Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a “special operation”.
(with inputs from Reuters)
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