A few hours before seven Russian bullets hit residential buildings in Zaporiya, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyspoke at a meeting prior to the start of the Organization of American States (OAS) sessions e he called on José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar to get more support from the American states.
In his recorded message in English, Zelensky began: “Look from your point of view, in terms of what your great American continent has experienced; from the point of view of your people’s struggle for independence, in terms of simple justice. which means so much to their countries and peoples, and in terms of what their national heroes have fought for.
“Go back to the pages of the history of the American continent and ask yourself: ‘Which side would Simón Bolívar stand in this war that Russia has waged against Ukraine? Who would have supported José de San Martín? Who would Miguel Hidalgo sympathize with?‘Zelensky launched.
Heard by the heads of delegation with the permanent observers, before the assembly began, the head of state of the invaded country added: “I think they would not support those who plunder only a smaller country like a typical colonizer.”
“I think they wouldn’t support someone who constantly lies and doesn’t call war a war, hiding behind the definition of a special military operation,” Zelensky said. And he added some Latin American heroes: “I think they would not sympathize with someone who deliberately brings several countries to the brink of hunger, through a food crisis.”
Furthermore, approx Vladimir PutinHe said: “Lead people into poverty through the price and energy crisis, both man-made and wars against civilians.”
Zelensky contacted the OAS meeting in Lima, Peru, where he was grateful for the opportunity to speak. Although he asked them to maintain support for Ukraine and to increase “at various levels”, the first in international organizations, “especially the UN General Assembly”, where he urged them to vote in favor of the initiatives. promoted by Ukraine.
In turn, in view of commercialization, Zelensky exclaimed: “Do not associate with those who will inevitably be condemned by the international community.” And he asked “ordinary people” to spread “the truths about the war and the deaths caused by Russian aggression”.
Before concluding his speech, he said goodbye by proclaiming “Viva la libertad” in Spanish.
Zelensky’s request to the international community
On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky called on the international community not to be blackmailed by threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressing doubts that he can survive a nuclear war.
Zelenski said that in his opinion Putin “clearly understands” that after using nuclear weapons he would not be able to “preserve his life,” as he said in a speech at the Lowy Institute, a think thanks Australian based in Sydney.
The Ukrainian president has called for a firm response to Moscow’s annexation of the four Ukrainian regions under partial Russian control, as it is “another crime against international law”.
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Source: Clarin
