“Our way home is Europe”: the main thing from Zelensky’s speech in the European Parliament (video)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the European Parliament in Brussels. This was reported on Thursday, February 9, by Radio Liberty, which is managing the broadcast.

The President of Ukraine was greeted with applause and Zelensky’s speech at the beginning of his speech “Glory to Ukraine!” To its slogan, European parliamentarians responded “Glory to Heroes”.

Focus collected the main theses from the speech of the Ukrainian leader.

• “We are all Europeans, combining these two statuses of representatives of Europe and leaders of Europe. This combination reflects what modern Europe has given the world – European rules of life, a European way of life when each one matters. The Rule of Law… When there is Diversity There Are Values ​​Where Borders Are Not Crossed, There Are No Feelings To Be Exceeded. When People Believe in Tomorrow and Are Ready to Move to the Squares.. When There Is Only One Barrier. President and Protestor – fair elections. This is our Europe, this is our way of life, this is our way home.”
• “Now I am here to protect the home path of our people. All Ukrainians and Ukrainian women of different ages and different political views, different dates, but common European history with you”
• “The threat to Europe lies in the fact that there is a dictator with insane stockpiles of Soviet weapons and “feeding” weapons from other dictatorships, especially the Iranian regime.”
• The Kremlin has cynically destroyed, step by step, what we see as the foundation of our Europe. The sacred value of human life has been completely destroyed in Russia. There, nobody matters to the authorities except those inside the Kremlin walls. Everything else is organs capable of carrying weapons, including Ukraine.”
• “The Russian regime hates all kinds of diversity and fuels xenophobia. But Ukraine is on the same side with Europe in the struggle for the preservation of universal values.”
• “We are defending ourselves against the greatest anti-European power in the modern world. We Ukrainians are on the battlefield with you”
• “Only a Ukrainian victory can guarantee each of the common European values.”
• “Each person can influence the overall result and overall victory.”
• “I want to thank everyone who helped our people, our displaced people, called on leaders to increase protection for ordinary people, went to the square, asked questions, avoided the temptations of Russian disinformation, and stood with them. us in the struggle for life. Thanks. Thank you to everyone who helped Ukraine with vital supplies: weapons, ammunition, fuel.”
• “Europe is finally freed from its devastating dependence on Russian fossil fuels, freed from the corrupt influence of Russian oligarchic enterprises, protected from Russian intelligence agencies ‘hunting’ for regime opponents in Europe. Europe has provided Ukraine with unprecedented military assistance.”
• “Ukraine is approaching Europe. And Ukraine will become a member of the European Union, the head of state is sure.”
• “Europe will always remain strong as long as we are together and stand for the European path… To all Ukrainians and Ukrainian women at war. To Ukraine’s honor!”

In response, the head of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, urged the leaders of EU countries to provide long-range systems and warplanes to Ukraine in the near future.

“We recognize the sacrifice your people have made for Europe, and we must honor them with actions, not just words. States should consider quickly providing long-range systems and aircraft to preserve the freedom that many take for granted.” ” said Metsola.

Recall, on February 9, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Brussels, where the two-day summit of the heads of state and government of the 27 member states of the European Union will be held.

Earlier, on February 8, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in France for an official visit, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Before his study trip to France, Zelensky met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and King III of Great Britain in London.