Volodymyr Zelensky before the European Parliament: “Ukraine will be a member of the European Union”

The president UkraineVladimir Zelensky assured this Thursday before parliament European that his country “will be a member Union European”, at the same time that he defended the communal “way of life” and assured that in Europe his country sees “the way home”.

“We are approaching European Union, Ukraine will be a member Union European”, said Zelensky to the applause of an extraordinary plenum eurochamber summoned this Thursday for his visit.

This is his first personal visit to this institution since the beginning of the war, Zelensky held the community flag with the president parliament EuropeanRoberta Metsola, and listened to hymns next to her Ukraine and the European Union.

The President of Ukraine assured that his country sees Europe as “the way home” and stated that with the “total war” launched RussiaThe Kremlin is trying to “destroy the European way of life in Ukraine.”

“For Ukraine, Europe this is the way home. I am here to protect the way home for all Ukrainians, of all ages, social status and religious beliefs,” he said. Zelenskywho, after visiting the European Parliament, will then take part in the European Council.

At that summit, he said he would personally thank the EU heads of state and government “for the decisions that over the past year have enabled our continent to do what the previous wave of leaders thought was impossible.”

In particular, he mentioned Europe“is freed, finally, from the harmful dependence on Russian fossil fuels, is cleansed of the influence of the corrupt business of Russian oligarchs, is protected from the infiltration of agents of the Russian special services who monitored Europe as a hunting ground for opponents of the regime.”

And besides, he stressed that for the first time in history European Union decided to provide large-scale military assistance.

Zelenskiy, however, did not take the opportunity to ask MEPs to add more weapons and ammunition and even fighter jets, as he had done during his visit to Moscow the day before. London and in Paris.

Instead, he emphasized a “positive assessment” of the reforms his country is making “as it fights and defends itself” against invasion in order to “modernize and reform its institutions.”

Zelensky He warned that Moscow not only “hates social justice and diversity” but is also investing in promoting its “phobia” and warned that this poses a threat to the entire European way of life.

The Ukrainian president called for defeating “the anti-European force that is trying to take away our Europe” and assured that only victory Ukraine this will guarantee European values ​​on the continent.

“The fate of Europe has never depended on politicians, and now they should not have any illusions. Each of us matters. Each of you is strong. Each of you is able to influence the outcome of the common victory,” he stressed.

EFE