The colors of the Ukrainian flag have been lighting up the facade of the Assembly of the Republic since late afternoon today, as a demonstration of solidarity in the context of the first year of the start of the Russian invasion of the neighboring country.
In a post on Twitter, the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos Silva, expressed “total solidarity with the people of Ukraine” by releasing a photo of the São Bento Palace illuminated in Ukrainian colors.
The colors of the flag of Ukraine illuminate the facade of the @AssembleiaRepub. Total solidarity with the people of #Ukraine. Absolutely #peace. pic.twitter.com/CboXecTnyO
– Augusto Santos Silva (@ASantosSilvaPAR) February 23, 2023
“Tonight, the facade of the São Bento Palace will be illuminated with the colors of the Ukrainian flag, denoting the solidarity of the Assembly of the Republic with that country, when it will be completed one year after the beginning of the invasion of Russia”can also be read on the official Twitter account of the Assembly of the Republic.
The office of the speaker of the parliament had previously announced that from Thursday (23) to Friday (24) the facade of the Assembly of the Republic would be illuminated with the yellow and blue of the Ukrainian flag.
Tonight, the facade of the São Bento Palace will be illuminated with the colors of the Ukrainian flag, signaling the Republic’s Assembly’s solidarity with that country, on the anniversary of the beginning of the invasion of Russia.#Ukraine #palaciodesaobento #GuerraRusiaUkraine pic.twitter.com/ojBBmEMETN
– Assembly of the Republic (@AssembleiaRepub) February 23, 2023
The Assembly of the Republic will mark the first year of the war in Ukraine with, among other things, a thematic debate.
On the 24th, Friday, the date of the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at 09:00, there will be a moment of silence in the atrium of Passos Perdidos for the victims of the war, attended by the Chargé d’Affaires of Ukraine in Portugal, Volodymyr Kozlov, as well as members of the Bureau of Parliament and deputies.
At 10 a.m., the thematic debate, proposed by the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos Silva, will begin with a speech by himself.
The debate will last about two hours and, in addition to the intervention of Augusto Santos Silva, has fixed times for the government and the parties.
During the voting period, there will be a vote of solidarity with Ukraine, proposed by the Speaker of the Parliament, and at 2:00 PM, Santos Silva will participate in a colloquium promoted by the Portugal-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group.
The second institutional figure of the state today presided over the opening session of the “International Conference: 1 Year of War in Ukraine” promoted by the Lusíada University of Lisbon.
The conflict in Ukraine began on February 24 last year. The Russian invasion is justified by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russian security and several countries, namely Portugal, have responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing political and economic sanctions to be imposed on Russia.
Source: DN
