Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the Portuguese Prime Minister on Monday for his support for Ukraine’s energy system, noting that he spoke with António Costa about security cooperation.
“We are talking about security cooperation. I thanked him for the promptness with which he provided effective support to the Ukrainian energy system, ”Zelensky wrote on his account on the social network Twitter, referring to a conversation with the head of the Portuguese Government.
The Ukrainian energy system has been strongly affected by several waves of Russian attacks directed at the country’s essential infrastructure, causing frequent and successive blackouts, as well as restrictions on access to energy to heat the population.
Zelensky added that, during the conversation, he discussed with António Costa the “concrete steps” to implement the “peace formula”, or the negotiating plan for the conflict that began in February last year and that the Ukrainian government wants to see completed by then spring.
The Ukrainian leader has had the support of Western allies for this peace plan, including the United States and the European Union, but the initiative has already been rejected by Russia.
The peace plan proposed by kyiv includes several points, such as the restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, the total withdrawal of Russian troops, the cessation of hostilities, the release of prisoners and the creation of a court to judge war crimes. committed by forces. commanded by Moscow.
The military offensive launched on February 24 by Russia in Ukraine has so far caused the flight of more than 14 million people -6.5 million internally displaced persons and more than 7.9 million to European countries-, according to the latest UN data, which classifies this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the wider international community, which has responded by sending arms to Ukraine and imposing them on Russia in political and economic sanctions.
Source: TSF
