Volodymyr Zelensky assured the British Parliament on Wednesday that Ukraine will win the war and that victory over Russia will change the world.
“We know freedom will win, we know Russia will lose and we really know that victory will change the world and this will be a change that the world has needed for a long time.”shot.
Zelensky began his speech at Westminster Hall by saying that he had come to the UK on behalf of Ukrainian soldiers.
“I came here and stand before you on behalf of the brave, on behalf of our warriors who are now in the trenches under enemy artillery fire, on behalf of our gunners and all air defenders who protect Ukraine from enemy aircraft and missiles”he claimed.
“I am here on behalf of all the fathers and mothers waiting for their brave sons and daughters to return after the war”he added.
Zelensky also shared a story about his previous visit to the UK in late 2020. The Ukrainian president said he had visited one of Churchill’s war rooms and sat in the chair of the British war leader. “I felt how courage made him go through the most unimaginable difficulties to finally reward him with victory,” he stressed.
The Ukrainian president emphasized the support of the United Kingdom since the start of the war in Ukraine. “London has stood by Kyiv from day one, from the first seconds and minutes of the war… it reached out when the world didn’t know how to react yet,” he said, after meeting former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and to the parliamentarians who “then showed their courage and character”.
Zelensky recalled that throughout their history the two countries had worked together to “enjoy peace”. “We will always conquer evil – this is the core of our and your traditions,” he stressed.
The Ukrainian president praised the United Kingdom and the United States for helping Ukraine, namely by sending weapons, sanctions and preparing a special court to try Russian war crimes, saying that this “coalition of friends” will continue in the future. will be necessary to prevent aggression in other regions.
Zelensky confessed that he longs for the day of victory, but that evil is still present. “We paid with our lives… with the lives of our heroes who risk their lives every day,” he said, adding that meeting King Charles III will be “a very special moment.”
“In UK the king is an air force pilot and in Ukraine today all air force pilots are kings”shot down, after offering the Speaker of the House of Commons an Air Force pilot’s helmet before asking for more help. “We have freedom, give us wings to protect it. I believe this symbol will help us in our next coalition, the aircraft coalition… wings to freedom.”
Source: DN
