In his speech, the president of Verkhovna Rada thanked the support of European countries to Ukraine, At a time when the United States try to negotiate a truce directly between Kiev and Moscow.
The president of the Ukrainian parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, defended Thursday in Strasbourg that he is Russian leader Vladimir Putin, not Western taxpayers, who must “pay the war” by him in Ukraine.
“Putin must pay the war account that he himself began, not European or American taxpayers,” Stefanchuk said at the meeting of Parliamentary Presidents of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France.
In his speech, the president of Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) thanked the support of European countries to Ukraine, At a time when the United States try to negotiate a truce directly between Kiev and Moscow.
The Council of Europe, a body for inspection of democracy and fundamental rights on the continent, brings together 46 countries since the exclusion of Russia followed by the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The organization created a record of damage associated with the conflict with the intention of having the opportunity to refer the invoice to Moscow.
Stefanchuk appealed to the international community to advance the establishment of a “Special Court” to judge those responsible for crimes related to the invasion of Ukraine.
Three weeks after a listed White House discussion between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and US homologous “Contacts in Washington to share the truth” About Ukraine.
“The world needs to see the extent of our suffering, the destruction we are suffering and the clear difference between victim and aggressor,” he argued, adding that Ukrainians “want peace more than anyone else,” but they are not willing to reach it at any price.
“For us, the United States will always be a fundamental partner and a reliable ally,” said the president of the Ukrainian parliament, on the other hand, paying tribute to President Donald Trump’s “leadership role.”
In reference to negotiations that are fired on a ceasefire, Ruslan Stefanchuk He insisted that Kiev will never accept the Russian control of the occupied territories or the weakening of his armyas well as abdicating the right to choose your allies.
“Ukraine needs real security guarantees, not vain promises,” he said, warning while “Russia should not be allowed to decide the future of Ukraine in the NATO.”
The European Conference of Parliament Presidents, which takes place every two years, is subordinate this year to the theme “to safeguard democracy”.
At the meeting, the outgoing president of the Baixa Chamber of the German Parliament (Bundestag), Bärbel Bas, stressed that “Ukraine is not only fighting for its own freedom, but also for European values.”
Bärbel Bas noted that “Ukraine citizens know that enemies of freedom and democracy should never prevail,” At a time when German deputies approved a substantial increase in military expenses.
“Of course Germany will totally assume its responsibility in Europe,” he said.
In the same vein, the president of the National Assembly of France, Yaël Braun-Pivet, said that “The Ukrainian people will not be forced to an unfair and unstable peace” in Kiev’s negotiations with Moscow.
The president of the French parliament criticized the “Foreign interference” what “infiltrates, influences and poison the democratic debate”, pointing in particular “Direct American intervention in favor of the far right in Germany.”
Last month, the vice president of the United States, JD Vance, called on to the main German parties to cooperate with the far right, rather than ostracizing it, attracting criticism from Berlin, in the country, which gave victory to the moderate right.
This new phase of contacts It follows to calls held this week by Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.
